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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Gray, ME

July 18, 2021Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2021, 12:01 AM EDT for Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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 18, 2021, 12:01 AM EDT (04:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 18, 12:40 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wnw Peterborough, NHMEDIA FOOTAGE OF OLD TOWN ROAD IN PETERBOROUGH WASHED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 18, 1:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOODFitzwilliam, NHMULTIPLE ROAD WASHOUTS CAUSED BY FLASH FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 18, 1:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOODRichmond, NHEMERGENCY MANAGER DIRECTOR REPORTS MULTIPLE IMPASSABLE ROADS DUE TO WASHOUTS.
Jul 18, 2:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ssw Peterborough, NHCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 2 SSW PETERBOROUGH. OLD TOWN ROAD AND OLD JAFFREY ROAD IN PETERBOROUGH CLOSED DUE TO WASHOUTS CAUSED BY FLASH FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

149 
WGUS51 KGYX 180401
FFWGYX
NHC005-011-180800-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FF.W.0008.210718T0401Z-210718T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
1201 AM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire...
  Southwestern Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire...

* Until 400 AM EDT.

* At 1201 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Keene, Jaffrey, Swanzey, Peterborough, Winchester, Greenfield,
  Dublin, Richmond, Harrisville, Nelson, Marlborough, Rindge, New
  Ipswich, Sharon, Roxbury, Fitzwilliam, Troy, Temple, Hancock and
  Sullivan.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

This also includes...
  Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.

&&

LAT...LON 4295 7184 4272 7187 4273 7241 4301 7227

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

ARNOTT
1 follow-up statement
315 
WGUS51 KGYX 180415
FFWGYX
NHC005-011-180715-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FF.W.0008.210718T0415Z-210718T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
Issued by National Weather Service Caribou ME
1215 AM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire...
  Southwestern Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 1215 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Keene, Jaffrey, Swanzey, Peterborough, Rindge, Winchester, 
  Marlborough, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, and Lyndeborough.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4294 7242 4293 7241 4295 7241 4294 7240
      4294 7238 4294 7183 4271 7187 4273 7244
      4291 7251 4291 7250

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TD/VJN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 10:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGYXCheshire, Hillsborough3 hr
Jul 17, 11:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXHillsborough42 min
Jul 18, 3:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXCheshire, Hillsborough2 hr
Jul 18, 5:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham34 min
Jul 18, 6:26 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGYXCheshire, Hillsborough6 hr
Jul 18, 6:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham26 min
Jul 18, 7:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXBelknap, Carroll, Rockingham, Strafford3 hr
Jul 18, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGYXCheshire30 hr

Nearby

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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.