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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Gray, ME

May 2, 2017Coos County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at May 2, 2017, 2:44 PM EDT for Coos County, New Hampshire. It took effect at May 2, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2017, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 7, 2017, 9:44 AM EDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Coos County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The river

Written for the forecast point Androscoggin River at Gorham (GRMN3). The gauge peaked at 8.31 ft at May 3, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01054000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 2, 2:19 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:19 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:24 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
224 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>015-031830-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-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-
Coastal Rockingham-Western And Central Hillsborough-
224 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017

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.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Another round of rain is likely beginning Friday and continuing into
the weekend. Some of the rain may be heavy at times and could lead
to or prolong flooding on area rivers.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150>154-031830-
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-
224 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 10:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGYXSomerset35 hr
May 1, 10:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire, Sullivan45 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New Hampshire, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.