Several severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in portions of southwest Maine. A funnel cloud was also reported in Kennebec County.
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Several severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in portions of southwest Maine. A funnel cloud was also reported in Kennebec County.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 24, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 250 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE EAST AND PASS NORTH OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW IN CENTRAL CANADA ON SUNDAY WILL BUILD EAST ON MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... H5 TROF WILL MOVE E OF THE FA THIS EVENING AS A CDFNT MOVES OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS OF SCT CONVECTION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND POSSIBLY ISOLD SEVERE TSTMS. AS THE EVENING WEARS ON SKIES WILL CLR. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME PATCHY RADIATION GF TO FORM IN VALLEYS LATE TNGT. USED THE GFS40 AND MAV MOS FOR THIS FCST. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/... THE H5 TROF AND SFC CDFNT WILL BE WELL TO OUR W ALLOWING UPR LVL RIDGING AND A SFC HI TO BUILD E INTO THE REGION. THE HI WILL SLIDE SE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. A WEAK UPR LVL SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES SE THRU THE UPR LVL NW FLOW WHICH MAY BRING A SHRA OR TSRA TO OUR N AND MT ZONES LATE WEDNESDAY. OTRW DRY WX SHOULD PREVAIL. NW WINDS BACK TO THE SW AND SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP THE SEA BREEZE FROM PUSHING INLAND OVER OUR MORE WRN COASTAL ZONES. FURTHER E THE SW FLOW WILL BE ONSHORE AND WILL KEEP TEMPS A LITTLE COOLER AND HAVE ADJUSTED MAV MOS VALUES DOWN A FEW DEGREES. OTRW USED GFS40 AND MAV MOS FOR THIS FCST. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... WARM FRONT OUT AHEAD OF A LOW IN CENTRAL CANADA WILL BRING SHOWERS IN FOR THURSDAY AND MOVE OUT WITH A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE DEPARTING CANADIAN LOW WILL DRY THINGS OUT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE THEN REPEAT WITH AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT WHICH WILL BRING MORE SHOWERS IN FOR SUNDAY. THESE SHOWERS COULD BE ENHANCED BY A SECONDARY LOW FORMING OFFSHORE ON MONDAY. THEN ITS BACK TO A DRYING WESTERLY FLOW FOR TUESDAY. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL EXCEPT BRIEFLY LWR CONDITIONS IN ANY SHRA OR TSRA INTO THIS EVENING. THERE COULD BE SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE TSTMS UNTIL SUNSET THOUGH THEY WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AND VERY LOW PROBABILITY OF HITTING ANY PARTICULAR AIRPORT. SOME RADIATIONAL GF WILL FORM LATE TNGT AS HIGH PRES RIDGES IN AND WINDS DROP OFF. FOR THE TAF SITES LEB FOLLOWED BY CON ARE THE MOST LIKELY PLACES TO SEE SOME VSBY RESTRICTION. A LITTLE BIT OF A NW WIND WILL HELP KEEP THE OTHER TAF SITES FROM SEEING MUCH...IF ANY...F. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY. LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... MVFR CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS THURSDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BLO SCA LVLS AS THE CDFNT MOVES OUT TO SEA AND HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THRU THE SHORT TERM. ISOLD TO SCT TSTMS INTO THIS EVENING ARE PSBL. LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... WINDS AND SEAS WILL APPROACH SCA CRITERIA IN THE ONSHORE LOW ON SUNDAY. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 321 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-250730- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 321 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ANZ150>154-250730- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 321 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 323 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 NHZ008-242000- MERRIMACK- 323 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MERRIMACK COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 323 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER NEWBURY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF NEW LONDON...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND NEWBURY...WADLEIGH STATE PARK...SUTTON... BRADFORD...WINSLOW STATE PARK AND ROLLINS STATE PARK THROUGH 400 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SJC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
339 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM HAIL AUBURN 43.00N 71.35W
06/24/2008 E0.88 INCH ROCKINGHAM NH PUBLIC
0315 PM HAIL LONDONDERRY 42.87N 71.37W
06/24/2008 E0.75 INCH ROCKINGHAM NH TRAINED SPOTTER
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MCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 339 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 MEZ018-019-NHZ010-242015- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-INTERIOR YORK-STRAFFORD- 339 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STRAFFORD COUNTY...YORK COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 339 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHWEST MAINE AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED WEST OF NAPLES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...ANOTHER NORTHEAST OF ACTON IN YORK COUNTY AND ANOTHER NEAR ROCHESTER IN STRAFFORD COUNTY. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WEST BALDWIN...SHAPLEIGH...NEWFIELD...CORNISH...ACTON...MILTON...LIMERICK. ..ROCHESTER...EAST ROCHESTER AND EMERY MILLS THROUGH 415 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SJC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 403 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 MEZ019-020-024-025-242030- ANDROSCOGGIN-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC- 403 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY...SAGADAHOC COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 403 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LISBON...DURHAM...LISBON FALLS...TOPSHAM...BRUNSWICK... BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION AND BOWDOINHAM THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SJC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
407 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL WINDHAM 42.80N 71.30W
06/24/2008 E0.75 INCH ROCKINGHAM NH PUBLIC
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MCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 412 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 MEZ025-026-242045- LINCOLN-SAGADAHOC- 412 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SAGADAHOC COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 412 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTH OF BOWDOINHAM MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND BOWDOINHAM AND RICHMOND THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SJC
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:13 UTC.
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm downed a tree across Route 25 in Limington.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees on New Dam Road.
A severe thunderstorm produced .75 inch hail in Sanford.
A severe thunderstorm produced .75 inch hail in Kennebunk.
A severe thunderstorm produced .88 inch hail in Kennebunk.
A funnel cloud was reported 3 miles northeast of Litchfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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