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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Gray, ME

July 23, 20214 counties in Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

236 
WUUS51 KGYX 231919
SVRGYX
MEC001-007-011-017-232000-
/O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0069.210723T1919Z-210723T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
319 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Kennebec County in south central Maine...
  Eastern Oxford County in western Maine...
  Northeastern Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
  Southeastern Franklin County in western Maine...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 319 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Livermore Falls, or 12 miles northeast of Turner, moving south
  at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lewiston, Turner, Litchfield, Livermore Falls, Canton, Winthrop,
  Greene, Leeds, Livermore, Fayette, Wales, Monmouth, Wayne,
  Readfield, Mount Vernon and West Gardiner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4446 7027 4448 6996 4418 6988 4414 7024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 348DEG 15KT 4440 7009 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MSC
1 follow-up statement
583 
WWUS51 KGYX 231945
SVSGYX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
345 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

MEC007-017-231955-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210723T2000Z/
Oxford ME-Franklin ME-
345 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OXFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4438 7017 4440 7002 4421 6990 4418 7017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 339DEG 13KT 4432 7007 

$$

MEC001-011-232000-
/O.CON.KGYX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210723T2000Z/
Kennebec ME-Androscoggin ME-
345 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENNEBEC AND NORTHEASTERN ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES...

At 345 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winthrop, or 10
miles northeast of Turner, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Litchfield, Livermore Falls, Winthrop, Greene, Leeds, Livermore,
Fayette, Wayne, Monmouth, Wales, Readfield and West Gardiner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4438 7017 4440 7002 4421 6990 4418 7017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 339DEG 13KT 4432 7007 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Kimble

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork25 min
Jul 23, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec31 min
Jul 23, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork37 min
Jul 23, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXOxford28 min
Jul 23, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXYork33 min
Jul 23, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin25 min
Jul 23, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec36 min
Jul 23, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin30 min
Jul 23, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec34 min
Jul 23, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork30 min
Jul 23, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Oxford, York27 min
Jul 23, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSagadahoc25 min
Jul 23, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec36 min
Jul 23, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXYork27 min
Jul 23, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX26 min
Jul 23, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSomerset39 min
Jul 23, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXOxford, York51 min
Jul 23, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Sagadahoc25 min
Jul 23, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX34 min
Jul 23, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Sagadahoc32 min
Jul 23, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKennebec, Somerset23 min
Jul 23, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX48 min
Jul 23, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin26 min
Jul 23, 3:39 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYXCumberland, York10 hr
Jul 23, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX66 min
Jul 23, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKnox34 min
Jul 23, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin30 min
Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin36 min
Jul 23, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXOxford31 min
Jul 23, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec23 min
Jul 23, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin, Kennebec31 min
Jul 23, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford33 min
Jul 23, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXLincoln22 min
Jul 23, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland, Sagadahoc32 min
Jul 23, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Oxford18 min
Jul 23, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland37 min
Jul 23, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland43 min
Jul 23, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX56 min
Jul 23, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork30 min
Jul 23, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork18 min
Jul 23, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork24 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.