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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Gray, ME

June 2, 2023Cumberland County, Oxford County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2023, 2:43 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Oxford County, Maine. It was in force for 32 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: Jun 2, 2023, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2023, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, ME, Oxford County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 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: 55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 2, 2:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 2:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 2:01 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
1223 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

MEZ007-008-021700-
Northern Oxford ME-Northern Franklin ME-
1223 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Oxford and
west central Franklin Counties through 100 PM EDT...

At 1223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rangeley, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rangeley, Phillips, Weld, Dallas Plantation, Byron, Sandy River
Plantation, Rangeley Plantation, Madrid, Adamstown and
Richardsontown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4495 7084 4502 7064 4485 7039 4471 7072
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 330DEG 10KT 4494 7069

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

GC

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
131 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

MEZ014-021800-
Southern Somerset ME-
131 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Somerset County through 200 PM EDT...

At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Bingham, or 14 miles north of Skowhegan, moving
south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Skowhegan, Madison, Canaan, Hartland, Cornville, Athens, Harmony,
Brighton Plantation and Solon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4481 6975 4501 6973 4502 6962 4501 6962
      4502 6958 4502 6956 4482 6949
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 355DEG 12KT 4496 6964

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Combs

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
138 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

MEZ007-008-012-013-021815-
Southern Oxford ME-Northern Oxford ME-Southern Franklin ME-
Northern Franklin ME-
138 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Oxford and
south central Franklin Counties through 215 PM EDT...

At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Weld, or 11 miles northeast of Rumford, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rumford, Dixfield, Andover, Mexico, Weld, Wilton, Carthage, Avon,
Hanover, Byron, Perkins, Roxbury, Town Of Washington, Temple and
Newry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4470 7078 4478 7034 4457 7028 4451 7075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 342DEG 6KT 4468 7051

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Combs

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:02 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:25 PM EDT, 18 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
Jun 2, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	37 min
Jun 2, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX		29 min
Jun 2, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	37 min
Jun 2, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	28 min
Jun 2, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Somerset	37 min
Jun 2, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	35 min
Jun 2, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Somerset	3 hr
Jun 2, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	28 min
Jun 2, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	61 min
Jun 2, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	39 min
Jun 2, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin	47 min
Jun 2, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford, York	34 min
Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Waldo	35 min
Jun 2, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	York	50 min
Jun 2, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sagadahoc	18 min
Jun 2, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	28 min
Jun 2, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	22 min
Jun 2, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	32 min
Jun 2, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	25 min
Jun 2, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Hillsborough	26 min
Jun 2, 3:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Hillsborough	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	33 min
Jun 2, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	31 min
Jun 2, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Coos	33 min
Jun 2, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Strafford	36 min
Jun 2, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire, Hillsborough	58 min
Jun 2, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	34 min
Jun 2, 5:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cheshire	5 hr
Jun 2, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Hillsborough, Merrimack, Sullivan	42 min
Jun 2, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Rockingham	40 min
Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Belknap	46 min
Jun 2, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Carroll	45 min
Jun 2, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Hillsborough	44 min
Jun 2, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cheshire	47 min
Jun 2, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton	52 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.