An approaching cold front produced thunderstorms which were training over northern Franklin and Somerset Counties. These storms produced over 4 inches of rain in a brief period of time resulting in flooded roads and road washouts.
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The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
An approaching cold front produced thunderstorms which were training over northern Franklin and Somerset Counties. These storms produced over 4 inches of rain in a brief period of time resulting in flooded roads and road washouts.
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 2, 1:57 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 257 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THE FRONT IS SLOW TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA AND THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BRINGING COOLER WEATHER BACK INTO THE AREA. LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM THE MIDWEST WILL APPROACH THE AREA THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/... A FEW ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT A LINE OF STORMS TO CROSS INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MOVE ACROSS MAINE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AFTER THIS DOES SO... THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL LIKELY BE OVER. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT... AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF LARGE HAIL. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW FAR EAST THE STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL. MOST MODELS INDICATE CONVECTION FALLING APART AS IT REACHES MAINE. HOWEVER... 16Z SOUNDING INDICATES PLENTY OF INSTABILITY SO IF STORMS CAN TRACK TOWARD THE COAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE THEY MAY MAINTAIN THEMSELVES. AFTER THE STORMS END... SHOULD SEE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION FOR A WHILE AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE 60S. HAVE RAISED MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ABOVE GUIDANCE VALUES AS HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAIN HIGH AND TRENDS FROM LAST NIGHT INDICATE GUIDANCE HAS BEEN RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES TOO COLD. COULD SEE FOG FORM TONIGHT BUT THINK THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR WILL BE IN AREAS THAT SEE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY/... COLD FRONT STILL LINGERS JUST INLAND OF THE COAST ON MONDAY. EXPECT GOOD WARMING AHEAD OF THE FRONT... AND INSTABILITY INCREASING AGAIN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FORM BY MIDDAY POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY COLLIDING WITH THE SLOWLY ADVANCING COLD FRONT. DO NOT EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER... BUT DO EXPECT ONE MORE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 70S. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... SKIES WILL CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM THE MIDWEST WILL BRING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL LINGER NEAR THE AREA BRINGING A CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... SHORT TERM...BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE ACROSS MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTERIOR MAINE. FOG IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT SEE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. LONG TERM...VFR CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM...WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO COME UP... BUT STILL EXPECTING GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AND WAVE HEIGHTS INCREASING TO OVER 5 FEET. WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. LONG TERM...EXPECTING WINDS AND SEAS TO BE DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT AND BE BELOW SCA CRITERIA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY CONTINUES TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ150>154. && SYNOPSIS...JENSENIUS NEAR TERM...KIMBLE SHORT TERM...KIMBLE LONG TERM...JENSENIUS AVIATION...KIMBLE/JENSENIUS MARINE...KIMBLE/JENSENIUS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 236 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>021-023-024-NHZ001>010-013-014-031845- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-COASTAL YORK- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 236 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>154-031845- 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- 236 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ022-025>028-031845- INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 236 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 258 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ007-008-013-021945- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- 258 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 258 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER ANDOVER...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUMFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND ANDOVER...BYRON... ROXBURY...MOUNT BLUE STATE PARK...WELD...MADRID...PHILLIPS... STRONG...AVON AND SALEM THROUGH 345 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5 MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4500 7032 4477 7012 4455 7072 4467 7084 ES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 313 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ007-008-NHZ002-022000- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN COOS- 313 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY...COOS COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 314 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF BERLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND UPTON...MIDDLE DAM AND SOUTH ARM THROUGH 400 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5 MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4495 7077 4479 7065 4452 7108 4464 7119 ES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
323 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
MEZ008-009-022015-
CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-
323 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY AND FRANKLIN
COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 323 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTEAN...OR ABOUT
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF COBURN GORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND ATTEAN AND
JACKMAN THROUGH 415 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5
MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4570 6999 4535 7064 4543 7078 4544 7077
4544 7075 4540 7072 4539 7065 4543 7065
4549 7073 4568 7054 4574 7040 4580 7043
4586 7034
ESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
431 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HAIL 6 SSE RANGELEY 44.89N 70.60W
06/02/2013 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN ME PUBLIC
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 43.64N 72.25W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEBANON POLICE TREES DOWN IN LEBANON AND WEST LEBANON
ROUTE 10 BLOCKED
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW BRISTOL 43.60N 71.74W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER HEARD REPORTS ON HIS SCANNER OF TREES DOWN ON
WIRES IN THORNTON... PLYMOUTH... CAMPTON AND HEBRON
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG COLEBROOK 44.89N 71.50W
06/02/2013 COOS NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN AROUND COLEBROOK AND ERROL
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300052 GYX1300053 GYX1300054 GYX1300055
MPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
433 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG FRYEBURG 44.02N 70.98W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN FRYEBURG
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300056
MPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
517 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HAIL 6 SSE RANGELEY 44.89N 70.60W
06/02/2013 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN ME PUBLIC
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 43.64N 72.25W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEBANON POLICE TREES DOWN IN LEBANON AND WEST LEBANON
ROUTE 10 BLOCKED
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW BRISTOL 43.60N 71.74W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER HEARD REPORTS ON HIS SCANNER OF TREES DOWN ON
WIRES IN THORNTON... PLYMOUTH... CAMPTON AND HEBRON
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 43.76N 71.69W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN NEAR PLYMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG COLEBROOK 44.89N 71.50W
06/02/2013 COOS NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN AROUND COLEBROOK AND ERROL
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG LITTLETON 44.31N 71.77W
06/02/2013 GRAFTON NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES IN LITTLETON AND ON ROUTES 91 AND
93
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG FRYEBURG 44.02N 70.98W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON HEMLOCK BRIDGE ROAD AND FROG ROAD IN
FRYEBURG
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG LOVELL 44.13N 70.89W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON MAIN ST AND CHRISTIAN HILL
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG FRYEBURG 44.02N 70.98W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN FRYEBURG
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG BETHEL 44.40N 70.79W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES ON WIRES ON CHANDLER HILL ROAD
0436 PM TSTM WND DMG BETHEL 44.40N 70.79W
06/02/2013 OXFORD ME AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN IN BETHEL
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300052 GYX1300053 GYX1300054 GYX1300057 GYX1300055
GYX1300058 GYX1300059 GYX1300060 GYX1300056 GYX1300061 GYX1300062
MPKThe Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
An area of training thunderstorms produced over 4 inches of rain causing flooded roads and road washouts near Kingfield.
An area of training thunderstorms produced over 4 inches of rain washing out Long Falls Dam Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, June 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 462088, 462093.