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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Gray, ME

July 19, 2015York County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2015, 8:55 PM EDT for York County, Maine. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2015, 8:55 PM EDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2015, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon

County York County, ME

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 19, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 19, 6:55 PM EDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 6:55 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 5:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 7:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
729 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S BETHLEHEM           44.24N  71.69W
07/19/2015                   GRAFTON            NH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1500105

MC

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
736 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

MEZ018-019-023-024-NHZ006-200015-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME-COASTAL YORK ME-
INTERIOR YORK ME-SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-
736 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  INTERIOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MAINE
  COASTAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MAINE
  COASTAL YORK COUNTY IN MAINE
  INTERIOR YORK COUNTY IN MAINE
  SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM...MOVING TO THE
  SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BIDDEFORD...
  WESTBROOK...
  SANFORD...
  SACO...
  AND HOLLIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4328 7061 4347 7097 4351 7096 4354 7096
      4350 7101 4351 7103 4353 7104 4352 7106
      4356 7113 4381 7086 4381 7078 4384 7079
      4368 7027 4366 7027 4367 7025 4364 7028
      4366 7031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 294DEG 14KT 4365 7096

Local storm report, Jul 19, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
740 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELMONT                 43.45N  71.48W
07/19/2015                   BELKNAP            NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1500106

MC

Local storm report, Jul 19, 7:57 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:00 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:44 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
844 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0813 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW LONDON              43.41N  71.99W
07/19/2015                   MERRIMACK          NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            MAIN ST. TREES ON CARS

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1500109

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford, York	55 min
Jul 19, 8:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	44 min
Jul 19, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset	57 min
Jul 19, 8:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford, York	3 hr
Jul 19, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	66 min
Jul 19, 9:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, York	45 min
Jul 19, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GYX		53 min
Jul 19, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	43 min
Jul 20, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Somerset	61 min
Jul 20, 3:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford, York	29 min
Jul 19, 8:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Grafton	3 hr
Jul 19, 8:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Strafford	5 hr
Jul 19, 9:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Coos	49 min
Jul 20, 2:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton	59 min
Jul 20, 2:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Grafton	55 min
Jul 20, 3:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Belknap, Carroll, Grafton	42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.