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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Gray, ME

July 1, 2017Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Oxford County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2017, 6:22 PM EDT for Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Oxford County, Maine. It was in force for 27 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2017, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2017, 6:49 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Oxford County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 1, 6:23 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Ene Bridgton, ME	VIDEO SHOWS WATERSPOUT TORNADO CROSSING LONG LAKE VIEWED FROM THE NORTH IN HARRISON.
Jul 1, 6:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Bridgton, ME	OBELAZY LANE CAMPGROUND HAS MANY TREES DOWNED AND CAMPERS DAMAGED. 4 ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS DISPLACED.
Jul 1, 6:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Bridgton, ME	TREES DOWN ON SALMON POINT ROAD. OBLAZY CAMPGROUND HAS MANY TREES AND CAMPERS DAMAGED. AT LEAST 4 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
Jul 1, 6:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Bridgton, ME	TREES DOWN ON CAPE MONDAY ROAD
Jul 1, 6:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Se Harrison, ME	TREE DOWN ON EDES FALLS ROAD
Jul 1, 6:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Otisfield, ME	TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 121
Jul 1, 6:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 S Otisfield, ME	370 BELL HILL RD OTISFIELDD TREE ON HOUSE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 1, 1:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 34 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: 115 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

839 
WFUS51 KGYX 012222
TORGYX
MEC001-005-017-012300-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TO.W.0007.170701T2222Z-170701T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
622 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Oxford County in western Maine...
  West central Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
  Northwestern Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...

* Until 700 PM EDT
    
* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bridgton, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Mechanic Falls around 700 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Poland, Otisfield, Harrison, Oxford, Hebron and Casco.

This also includes...
  Long Lake.
 
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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 7073 4412 7074 4420 7040 4404 7039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 258DEG 19KT 4407 7069 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
ekster

3 follow-up statements

392 
WWUS51 KGYX 012233
SVSGYX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
633 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

MEC001-005-017-012300-
/O.CON.KGYX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170701T2300Z/
Oxford ME-Androscoggin ME-Cumberland ME-
633 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OXFORD...WEST CENTRAL ANDROSCOGGIN AND NORTHWESTERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
    
At 633 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Bridgton, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Mechanic Falls around 650 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Poland, Otisfield, Oxford, Hebron and Harrison.

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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4405 7061 4414 7062 4420 7040 4404 7039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 256DEG 20KT 4410 7057 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
mle

843 
WWUS51 KGYX 012242
SVSGYX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
642 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

MEC005-012252-
/O.CAN.KGYX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170701T2300Z/
Cumberland ME-
642 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western and southwestern Maine.

LAT...LON 4407 7056 4415 7056 4417 7050 4420 7040
      4409 7039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 235DEG 21KT 4415 7050 

$$

MEC001-017-012300-
/O.CON.KGYX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170701T2300Z/
Oxford ME-Androscoggin ME-
642 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OXFORD AND WEST CENTRAL ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES...
    
At 642 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mechanic Falls, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Mechanic Falls around 645 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Oxford, Hebron and Otisfield.

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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4407 7056 4415 7056 4417 7050 4420 7040
      4409 7039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 235DEG 21KT 4415 7050 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
mle

451 
WWUS51 KGYX 012249
SVSGYX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
649 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

MEC001-017-012259-
/O.CAN.KGYX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170701T2300Z/
Oxford ME-Androscoggin ME-
649 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OXFORD AND WEST CENTRAL
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western and southwestern Maine.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
the region.

LAT...LON 4407 7056 4415 7056 4417 7050 4420 7040
      4409 7039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 258DEG 19KT 4416 7045 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford	41 min
Jul 1, 2:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GYX	Cumberland	23 min
Jul 1, 3:39 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		16 hr
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	29 hr
Jul 1, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Oxford	39 min
Jul 1, 4:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Oxford	2 hr
Jul 1, 4:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford	47 min
Jul 1, 4:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford	28 min
Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GYX	Oxford	21 min
Jul 1, 5:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Oxford	2 hr
Jul 1, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Oxford	64 min
Jul 1, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford	42 min
Jul 1, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Oxford	55 min
Jul 1, 6:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford	2 hr
Jul 1, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford	43 min
Jul 1, 6:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York	3 hr
Jul 1, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	56 min
Jul 1, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin	33 min
Jul 1, 7:38 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset	6 hr
Jul 1, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.