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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Gray, ME

October 29, 2017Oxford County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at Oct 29, 2017, 3:07 PM EDT for Oxford County, Maine. It took effect at Oct 30, 2017, 5:31 AM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2017, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 30, 2017, 5:31 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 31, 2017, 6:21 AM EDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Oxford County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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 Swift River at Roxbury (ROXM1). The gauge peaked at 10.43 ft at Oct 30, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
5 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
9.5 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01055000, 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 Oct 29, 1:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 1:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 29, 4:05 AM EDT, 11 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

MEZ018>028-NHZ010-012>014-300815-
Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-
Knox-Coastal Waldo-Strafford-Eastern Hillsborough-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, south central Maine,
southwest Maine, central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ004>009-011-015-300815-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Carroll-
Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-
Cheshire-Western And Central Hillsborough-
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, west
central Maine, western Maine, New Hampshire, central New Hampshire,
northern New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NHZ001>003-300815-
Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ150>152-300815-
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-
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Force Wind Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Force Wind Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ153-154-300815-
Casco Bay-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
405 AM EDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 3:47 AM EDTHurricane Force Wind WatchGYX9 hr
Oct 29, 3:47 AM EDTStorm WarningGYX35 hr
Oct 29, 3:59 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more30 hr
Oct 29, 3:59 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more38 hr
Oct 29, 1:14 PM EDTHurricane Force Wind WarningGYX18 hr
Oct 29, 4:27 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYXCumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York18 hr
Oct 29, 3:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGYXGrafton35 hr
Oct 29, 3:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGYXCarroll35 hr

Nearby

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