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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Gray, ME

June 7, 2016Androscoggin County, Kennebec County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2016, 5:12 PM EDT for Androscoggin County, Kennebec County, Maine. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2016, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
359 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>022-025>028-NHZ001>013-015-082000-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-
LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
359 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MAINE...SOUTH CENTRAL
MAINE...SOUTHWEST MAINE...WEST CENTRAL MAINE...WESTERN MAINE...NEW
HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE MAIN
THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-082000-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
359 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST MAINE AND SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE MAIN
THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASH OVER IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ150>154-082000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-
PENOBSCOT BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-
CASCO BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT
25 NM-
359 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
323 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

MEZ018-023-072015-
INTERIOR YORK ME-COASTAL YORK ME-
323 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  INTERIOR YORK COUNTY IN MAINE
  COASTAL YORK COUNTY IN MAINE

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF SPRINGVALE TO NEAR LEBANON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.

* DIME SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANFORD...
  HOLLIS...
  WATERBORO...
  SPRINGVALE...
  AND ALFRED.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4340 7091 4363 7096 4371 7066 4370 7065
      4370 7062 4369 7061 4369 7057 4345 7050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 263DEG 21KT 4357 7095 4345 7091

Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
356 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2016

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

0345 PM     HAIL             DIXFIELD                44.53N  70.46W
06/07/2016  E0.50 INCH       OXFORD             ME   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1602066

MC

Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
359 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2016

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

0318 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W ACTON               43.53N  70.97W
06/07/2016                   STRAFFORD          NH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON BERRY RD

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1602067

MC

Local storm report, Jun 7, 4:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
404 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2016

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERBORO               43.54N  70.72W
06/07/2016                   YORK               ME   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1602068

MC

Local storm report, Jun 7, 4:49 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:52 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 12:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GYX		65 min
Jun 7, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	28 min
Jun 7, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford	47 min
Jun 7, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	52 min
Jun 7, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	38 min
Jun 7, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford	47 min
Jun 7, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, York	35 min
Jun 7, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec	38 min
Jun 7, 5:01 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	Cumberland, York	9 hr
Jun 7, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	45 min
Jun 7, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	46 min
Jun 7, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	41 min
Jun 7, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Waldo	65 min
Jun 7, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	44 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GYX		38 min
Jun 7, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	33 min
Jun 7, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton	49 min
Jun 7, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	49 min
Jun 7, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	43 min
Jun 7, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Belknap, Carroll	38 min
Jun 7, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Belknap, Merrimack	46 min
Jun 7, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.