Alert archive / New Hampshire / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT for Belknap County, Carroll County, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Grafton County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688
WFUS51 KGYX 232130
TORGYX
NHC001-003-009-232200-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TO.W.0002.150623T2130Z-150623T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
530 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAFTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
NORTHERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 530 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER ASHLAND...OR NEAR PLYMOUTH...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LACONIA...MEREDITH...MOULTONBOROUGH...PLYMOUTH...OSSIPEE...ALTON...
GILMANTON...HOLDERNESS...ASHLAND...WOLFEBORO...GILFORD...CENTER
HARBER...BRIDGEWATER...ELLACOYA STATE PARK...TUFTONBORO...AHERN
STATE PARK AND NEW HAMPTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER.
MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE
WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4379 7165 4372 7119 4346 7130 4367 7174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 287DEG 24KT 4368 7164
$$
LEGRO3 follow-up statements
566
WWUS51 KGYX 232142
SVSGYX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
542 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NHC001-003-009-232200-
/O.CON.KGYX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
CARROLL NH-GRAFTON NH-BELKNAP NH-
542 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN GRAFTON AND NORTHERN BELKNAP
COUNTIES...
AT 542 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
MEREDITH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LACONIA...MEREDITH...MOULTONBOROUGH...OSSIPEE...ALTON...GILMANTON...
HOLDERNESS...ASHLAND...WOLFEBORO...GILFORD...CENTER HARBER...
BRIDGEWATER...ELLACOYA STATE PARK...TUFTONBORO...AHERN STATE PARK AND
NEW HAMPTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER.
MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE
WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4378 7160 4372 7119 4346 7130 4362 7163
4370 7168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 287DEG 24KT 4366 7153
$$
LEGRO428
WWUS51 KGYX 232154
SVSGYX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
554 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NHC009-232203-
/O.CAN.KGYX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
GRAFTON NH-
554 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAFTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4376 7147 4372 7119 4346 7130 4363 7150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 287DEG 24KT 4364 7143
$$
NHC001-003-232200-
/O.CON.KGYX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
CARROLL NH-BELKNAP NH-
554 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND CENTRAL BELKNAP COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MEREDITH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHEASTERN LACONIA...MOULTONBOROUGH...MEREDITH...OSSIPEE...ALTON...
GILMANTON...WOLFEBORO...GILFORD...CENTER HARBER...ELLACOYA STATE PARK
AND TUFTONBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER.
MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE
WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4376 7147 4372 7119 4346 7130 4363 7150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 287DEG 24KT 4364 7143
$$
LEGRO020
WWUS51 KGYX 232202
SVSGYX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
602 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NHC001-003-232211-
/O.EXP.KGYX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
CARROLL NH-BELKNAP NH-
602 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND CENTRAL BELKNAP
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GRAY MAINE.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN BELKNAP AND SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
LAT...LON 4376 7147 4372 7119 4346 7130 4363 7150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 287DEG 24KT 4364 7143
$$
LEGROThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cheshire | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Strafford | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Rockingham | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Rockingham | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Grafton | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Grafton | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Coos | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Strafford | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Coos | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Carroll, Strafford | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.