Low pressure moved out of the Great Lakes on June 18th, passing through southern New England on the morning of June 19th. This resulted in a band of heavy rain over southern Maine.
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Low pressure moved out of the Great Lakes on June 18th, passing through southern New England on the morning of June 19th. This resulted in a band of heavy rain over southern Maine. Rainfall amounts were around 3 inches which caused minor flooding on the Presumpscot River at Westbrook.
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 19, 2:12 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
312 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN NY STATE SATURDAY EVENING DROPS
SOUTHEAST TO OFFSHORE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MIGRATES NORTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY.
A TRAILING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL STALL ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
WITH RIPPLES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP ALONG IT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE SHORT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO TREK SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT TAKING
THE STEADY RAIN WITH IT HOWEVER THIS WILL BE A SLOW PROCESS AND
THE RAIN IN EASTERN ZONES MAY NOT END UNTIL SAT MORN. FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FA LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE FROM TIME TO TIME AND
FOG. USED A BLEND OF MAV AND MET FOR LOWS TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY/...
BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOWING WEAK RIDGING OVER THE FCST AREA SAT UNTIL
LATE IN THE DAY WHEN THE NEXT SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. EXPECT MOSTLY
DRY SAT WITH A CHANCE OF MAINLY AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. CHCS HIGHER
LATE IN THE DAY IN SW NH. USED A BLEND OF THE WARMER MAV AND
COLDER MET FOR HIGH TEMPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHOWERS AND FOG SATURDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE LOW DROPS SOUTH OF THE
REGION. LOW CONTINUES SOUTH SUNDAY...BUT NO REAL CLEARING TO SPEAK
OF AS ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE CLOUDS AND CONTINUED CHANCE OF
SHOWERS INTO MONDAY. THE STALLED LOW LOCATED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST WILL THEN MAKE A SLOW TREK NORTHWARD WHICH IF ANYTHING WILL
INCREASE ONSHORE MOISTURE WITH CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
MID WEEK. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SOMEWHAT FOR LATE WEEK AS WEAK TRAILING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ATTEMPTS TO PUSH
OFFSHORE WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL LATE IN
THE WORKWEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHORT TERM...EXPECT MOSTLY IFR TONIGHT IN FOG AND LOW CEILINGS.
CONDITION SHOULD IMPROVE TO AT LEAST MVFR DURING THE DAY.
LONG TERM...IFR/LIFR SATURDAY NIGHT IMPROVING TO MVFR WITH AREAS OF
IFR SUNDAY. IFR/LIFR SUNDAY NIGHT IMPROVING TO MVFR MONDAY. MVFR
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. VFR TUESDAY WITH AREAS OF MVFR
INTO WEDNESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...WILL CONTINUE WITH SCA AND EXTEND THEM THROUGH THE
DAY SAT MAINLY FOR SEAS.
LONG TERM...SCA CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
CURENTLY THERE A 2 RIVERS NEAR FLOOD STAGE. THEY ARE THE SWIFT
RIVER AT ROXBURY WHICH IS AT 6.3 FEET BUT APPEARS TO BE REACHING
CREST NOW. THE OTHER RIVER IS THE PRESUMPSCOT AT WESTBROOK WHICH
IS AT 13 FEET. BASED ON THE RAIN THAT FELL A CREST OF 12 FEET
WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED...HOWEVER SEBAGO LAKE IS FULL AND
RELEASES ARE OCCURING THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE RIVER WILL REMAIN
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT A CREST NEAR 15 FEET IS LIKELY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STILL A CONCERN ABOUT COASTAL FLOODING THREAT EARLY TO MID WEEK
ESPECIALLY LATER MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY AND PERHAPS AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST TIDES FORECAST TO BE AROUND 11.5 FT.
COUPLE THIS WITH SOME CURRENTLY FORECAST WIND GENERATED WAVES
BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FT WHICH WILL PROVIDE SURGES OF A FOOT OR MORE...
WILL SEE SOME DEGREE OF COASTAL FLOODING. NOTHING WRITTEN IN STONE
YET...BUT COASTAL/MARINE INTERESTS NEED TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES/WARNINGS.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ150-152-
154.
&&
NEAR TERM...TFH
SHORT TERM...TFH
HYDROLOGY...TFHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 825 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>022-NHZ001>010-013-201230- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- 825 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ153-MEZ023>028-NHZ014-201230- CASCO BAY-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 825 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...WESTERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK TO OVER 11 FEET. IN ADDITION...A COASTAL LOW WILL LINGER OVER THE WEEKEND AND DRIVE BUILDING WAVES TOWARDS THE COASTLINE ON A LONG EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH. EXPECT SOME BEACH EROSION AND SPLASH-OVER ISSUES OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>152-154-201230- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 825 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 338 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 MEZ019-024-192345- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 338 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ...PRESUMPSCOT RIVER AT WESTBROOK WILL CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE... THE PERSUMCOT RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE OF 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING....BUT IS EXPECTED TO RECEDE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVY RAINS TODAY HAVE COMBINED WITH RELEASES FROM SEBAGO LAKE...WHICH IS FULL...TO PRODUCE FAIRLY RAPID RISES ON THE RIVER. CONTINUED RELEASES THROUGH THE WEEKEND FROM SEBAGO LAKE WILL KEEP THE RIVER RUNNING ON THE HIGH SIDE. MC/ES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused minor flooding on the Presumpscot River at Westbrook (flood stage 15.0 ft) which crested at 17.4 ft.
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