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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Gray, ME

March 22, 2019Franklin County, Oxford County, Somerset County, Maine; Coos County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2019, 3:14 AM EDT for Franklin County, Oxford County, Somerset County, Maine; Coos County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2019, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2019, 5:10 AM EDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Coos County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:14 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 21, 11:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 11:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 2:27 PM EDT, 12 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>006-009-221830-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-
Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-
Belknap-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Precipitation will begin as snow tonight in the mountains and
possibly the foothills with some light accumulations possible by
daybreak.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Snow will continue in the mountains Friday morning before
transitioning to rain. Accumulating snow is expected again Friday
night through Saturday morning, with several inches possible,
especially at the higher elevations.

Northwest winds are expected to increase on Saturday, with gusts of
up to 40 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MEZ018>022-NHZ007-008-010>013-015-221830-
Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-Sullivan-Merrimack-Strafford-Cheshire-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather not is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The combination of rain and snowmelt Friday into Friday night will
lead to some ice movement on rivers, which could lead to ice jam
flooding.

Northwest winds are expected to increase on Saturday, with gusts of
up to 40 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-221830-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM EDT FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

The combination of rain and snowmelt Friday into Friday night will
lead to some ice movement on rivers, which could lead to ice jam
flooding.

Northwest winds are expected to increase on Saturday, with gusts of
up to 40 mph.

Some splash over is possible during the Friday night and Saturday
high tides.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MEZ025>028-221830-
Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Some splash over and beach erosion is possible at the time of high
tide early Friday afternoon.

The combination of rain and snowmelt Friday into Friday night will
lead to some ice movement on rivers, which could lead to ice jam
flooding.

Northwest winds are expected to increase on Saturday, with gusts of
up to 40 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150-152-154-221830-
Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ151-153-221830-
Penobscot Bay-Casco Bay-
227 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Gale Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ARNOTT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:14 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Waldo and 1 more20 hr
Mar 22, 7:55 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Mar 22, 10:21 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningGYXCumberland, York5 hr
Mar 22, 3:20 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYXCumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York8 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Maine, 2019Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2019Every winter storm warning in 2019

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.