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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Gray, ME

July 14, 2020Cheshire County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2020, 11:49 AM EDT for Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 14, 2020, 11:49 AM EDT (15:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2020, 12:30 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cheshire County, NH

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:53 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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: 482 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 914 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Jul 14, 10:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 10:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 10:09 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
1009 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2020

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-033-NHZ001>015-151415-
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-
1009 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 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...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms today will be slow moving and produce moderate to heavy
rainfall. Areas of flash flooding are possible, especially over
higher terrain. Some storms may contain strong, gusty winds and hail
with a few cells exceeding severe limits. Frequent lightning is also
being observed in storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hot and humid weather returns this weekend, with dangerous heat
levels possible again by Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150>154-151415-
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-
1009 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms could produce strong winds and frequent lightning today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:55 AM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:04 AM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:14 AM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:17 AM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:30 AM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:38 AM EDT, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	38 min
Jul 13, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	38 min
Jul 14, 8:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	39 min
Jul 14, 8:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	43 min
Jul 14, 8:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	61 min
Jul 14, 9:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	York	2 hr
Jul 14, 9:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	48 min
Jul 14, 9:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	38 min
Jul 14, 9:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GYX		66 min
Jul 14, 9:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	64 min
Jul 14, 10:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, York	42 min
Jul 14, 10:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford	3 hr
Jul 14, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	62 min
Jul 14, 11:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford	3 hr
Jul 14, 11:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford	3 hr
Jul 14, 11:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin	37 min
Jul 14, 12:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Sagadahoc	3 hr
Jul 14, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Lincoln	23 min
Jul 14, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Lincoln	30 min
Jul 14, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	42 min
Jul 14, 1:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Cumberland	2 hr
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Knox, Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 14, 5:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Somerset, Waldo	2 hr
Jul 14, 7:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo	104 min
Jul 13, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Carroll	44 min
Jul 13, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Carroll	46 min
Jul 13, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sullivan	42 min
Jul 14, 3:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sullivan	37 min
Jul 14, 4:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Grafton, Sullivan	41 min
Jul 14, 4:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Grafton	51 min
Jul 14, 5:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sullivan	27 min
Jul 14, 5:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Grafton, Merrimack, Sullivan	3 hr
Jul 14, 5:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton, Merrimack	38 min
Jul 14, 6:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton, Merrimack	45 min
Jul 14, 6:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Grafton	3 hr
Jul 14, 7:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack	39 min
Jul 14, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford	35 min
Jul 14, 7:53 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Grafton	3 hr
Jul 14, 8:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Carroll, Coos, Grafton	5 hr
Jul 14, 11:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	58 min
Jul 14, 12:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	25 min
Jul 14, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Hillsborough	44 min
Jul 14, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Hillsborough, Rockingham	39 min
Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Rockingham	38 min
Jul 14, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Rockingham	45 min
Jul 14, 4:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Rockingham	3 hr
Jul 14, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Rockingham	38 min
Jul 14, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Hillsborough	38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.