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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT for Knox County, Waldo County, Maine. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 19, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Knox County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:00 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Hope, ME | A FEW PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SEEN VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING LOW-HANGING AND ROTATING WALL CLOUD AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF HOPE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 935 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
649
WFUS51 KGYX 192042
TORGYX
MEC013-027-192115-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TO.W.0001.210619T2042Z-210619T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
442 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Knox County in south central Maine...
Southwestern Waldo County in south central Maine...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Liberty, or 15 miles northwest of Camden, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Camden, Lincolnville and Rockport around 515 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Washington, Hope, Appleton, Searsmont and Union.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 6941 4436 6937 4434 6906 4420 6915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 280DEG 20KT 4431 6934
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Ekster2 follow-up statements
720
WWUS51 KGYX 192052
SVSGYX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
452 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
MEC013-027-192115-
/O.CON.KGYX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210619T2115Z/
Knox ME-Waldo ME-
452 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND SOUTH CENTRAL WALDO COUNTIES...
At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Liberty, or 11 miles northwest of Camden, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Camden, Lincolnville and Rockport around 520 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hope,
Appleton, Searsmont and Union.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 6931 4434 6927 4431 6908 4420 6915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 280DEG 20KT 4430 6925
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Ekster750
WWUS51 KGYX 192109
SVSGYX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
509 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
MEC013-027-192119-
/O.EXP.KGYX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210619T2115Z/
Knox ME-Waldo ME-
509 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND SOUTH CENTRAL WALDO
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect a bit farther
east.
LAT...LON 4427 6931 4434 6927 4431 6908 4420 6915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 280DEG 20KT 4429 6914
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Somerset, Waldo | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Sagadahoc | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 62 min | |
| Jun 19, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 65 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.