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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gray, ME

August 7, 2019Cheshire County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2019, 2:44 PM EDT for Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 7, 2019, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

County Cheshire County, NH

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 11:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 11:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 2:19 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
219 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NHZ013-014-081830-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
219 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon in advance of a cold
front. A few storms may be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

More scattered thunderstorms are possible on Thursday evening as a
secondary cold front crosses the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NHZ007-008-011-012-015-081830-
Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
219 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 561 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

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

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon in advance of a cold
front. A few storms may be severe with damaging winds. Additionally
the storms may produce heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

More scattered thunderstorms are possible on Thursday evening as a
secondary cold front crosses the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>006-009-010-081830-
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-Belknap-Strafford-
219 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A few thunderstorms are possible through evening and may contain
gusty winds and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

More scattered thunderstorms are possible on Thursday evening as a
secondary cold front crosses the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ANZ150>154-081830-
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-
219 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
244 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NHZ011-071945-
Cheshire-
244 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CHESHIRE COUNTY...

At 244 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Brattleboro,
moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Keene, Winchester, Dublin, Harrisville, Nelson, Marlborough, Gilsum,
Hinsdale, Roxbury, Sullivan, Alstead, Westmoreland, Swanzey, Surry,
Chesterfield, Walpole and Marlow.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4290 7253 4292 7252 4295 7253 4298 7246
      4300 7246 4300 7244 4303 7246 4304 7246
      4315 7231 4292 7205 4278 7251 4281 7254
      4287 7256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 239DEG 18KT 4286 7255

ARNOTT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXYork28 min
Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork47 min
Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXYork45 min
Aug 7, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland62 min
Aug 7, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXOxford45 min
Aug 7, 7:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXFranklin, Oxford119 min
Aug 7, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKnox41 min
Aug 7, 7:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXFranklin, Oxford, Somerset2 hr
Aug 7, 3:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXCheshire3 hr
Aug 7, 3:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXCheshire2 hr
Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXBelknap, Merrimack, Strafford59 min
Aug 7, 4:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXBelknap, Merrimack117 min
Aug 7, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll, Grafton58 min
Aug 7, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham40 min
Aug 7, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCarroll43 min
Aug 7, 5:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXCarroll2 hr
Aug 7, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham45 min
Aug 7, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham37 min
Aug 7, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire, Hillsborough56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.