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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Gray, ME

August 23, 2020Grafton County, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT for Grafton County, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2020, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grafton County, NH, Sullivan County, NH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 23, 8:36 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 8:36 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 3:13 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
313 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-033-NHZ001>015-241915-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
Interior Cumberland Highlands-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-
313 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020

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.

Scattered strong thunderstorms will develop today. A few storms may
develop damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall.

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

Scattered strong to severe afternoon thunderstorms will continue on
Monday with some heavy rain and gusty winds possible.

Tuesday a cold front will cross the region with a final round of
strong to severe thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150>154-241915-
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-
313 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected.

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

No hazardous weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 23, 6:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 8:04 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXOxford35 min
Aug 24, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXFranklin, Oxford39 min
Aug 24, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec25 min
Aug 24, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXSomerset48 min
Aug 24, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec24 min
Aug 24, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Franklin, Oxford52 min
Aug 24, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXFranklin, Somerset45 min
Aug 24, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXFranklin, Kennebec45 min
Aug 24, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKennebec, Somerset44 min
Aug 24, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXWaldo50 min
Aug 24, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKennebec, Lincoln46 min
Aug 24, 3:30 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGYX54 hr
Aug 24, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Oxford52 min
Aug 24, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin57 min
Aug 24, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKennebec, Knox, Lincoln40 min
Aug 24, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland54 min
Aug 24, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin58 min
Aug 24, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford39 min
Aug 24, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland39 min
Aug 24, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland48 min
Aug 24, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXCumberland56 min
Aug 24, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSagadahoc65 min
Aug 24, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland28 min
Aug 24, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland46 min
Aug 24, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec29 min
Aug 24, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland47 min
Aug 24, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland17 min
Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXLincoln46 min
Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland51 min
Aug 23, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire41 min
Aug 23, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCheshire26 min
Aug 23, 8:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXCheshire76 min
Aug 23, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire, Sullivan38 min
Aug 23, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSullivan46 min
Aug 23, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXGrafton44 min
Aug 23, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXMerrimack47 min
Aug 23, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSullivan58 min
Aug 23, 10:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXGrafton41 min
Aug 23, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham58 min
Aug 23, 10:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXGrafton49 min
Aug 23, 10:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXMerrimack, Sullivan117 min
Aug 23, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll48 min
Aug 24, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSullivan42 min
Aug 24, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire24 min
Aug 24, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCheshire33 min
Aug 24, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll51 min
Aug 24, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXHillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham52 min
Aug 24, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham49 min
Aug 24, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXHillsborough, Rockingham25 min
Aug 24, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXHillsborough, Rockingham57 min
Aug 24, 4:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXHillsborough, Rockingham3 hr
Aug 24, 4:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXHillsborough, Rockingham50 min
Aug 24, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCoos, Grafton48 min
Aug 24, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCoos37 min
Aug 24, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXHillsborough, Rockingham2 hr
Aug 24, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll61 min
Aug 24, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXMerrimack41 min
Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXMerrimack, Rockingham13 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.