An approaching cold front combined with strong wind fields and high CAPES over the region resulting in a widespread severe thunderstorm outbreak during the afternoon and evening hours of June 2nd. These storms produced mainly wind damage with isolated reports of large hail and some flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
An approaching cold front combined with strong wind fields and high CAPES over the region resulting in a widespread severe thunderstorm outbreak during the afternoon and evening hours of June 2nd. These storms produced mainly wind damage with isolated reports of large hail and some flash flooding.
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, 3 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 1243 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ007-008-021715- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD- 1243 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 115 PM EDT... AT 1243 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTH OF RANGELEY LAKE STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANGELEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND RANGELEY LAKE STATE PARK...RANGELEY...DALLAS AND REDINGTON THROUGH 115 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LAT...LON 4509 7048 4491 7036 4473 7073 4487 7085 ES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 112 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ009-021800- CENTRAL SOMERSET- 112 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT... AT 112 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLAGSTAFF LAKE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF EUSTIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND FLAGSTAFF LAKE... THE FORKS AND LAKE MOXIE THROUGH 200 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 4562 6983 4539 6973 4521 7026 4533 7034 ES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 143 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ007-008-021815- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD- 143 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 144 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES WEST OF ANDOVER...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF RUMFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND ANDOVER...ROXBURY AND BYRON THROUGH 215 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 4486 7060 4472 7044 4451 7082 4467 7090 ES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
206 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
MEZ009-021830-
CENTRAL SOMERSET-
206 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...
AT 206 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER THE FORKS...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST
OF GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND THE FORKS AND LAKE MOXIE THROUGH 230
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 4566 6975 4555 6974 4554 6977 4535 6971
4528 6996 4542 7006
SCHWIBSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
242 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
NHZ003-005-007>009-021930-
BELKNAP-MERRIMACK-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
242 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN...WESTERN BELKNAP...
WESTERN MERRIMACK...COOS AND GRAFTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 239 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
8 MILES EAST OF BARRE TO SPRINGFIELD VERMONT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND
WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 330 PM.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CHARLESTOWN...PLAINFIELD...
HANOVER...CORNISH...CLAREMONT...UNITY...WEST UNITY...MERIDEN...CORNISH FLAT
AND LEBANON THROUGH 330 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 4330 7241 4336 7242 4359 7237 4364 7232
4369 7232 4375 7222 4380 7219 4386 7220
4393 7213 4400 7212 4409 7205 4417 7206
4416 7158 4321 7178 4323 7244
SCHWIBSSPECIAL 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
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
17 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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A trained spotter monitoring a scanner reported trees down on wires in Thorton, Plymouth, Campton and Hebron.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees near Plymouth Elementary School.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees in Colebrook and Errol.
A severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees along Route 302 in Bartlett.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees on Route 16 near Berlin.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines near Littleton.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees on wires in Littleton and on Routes 91 and 93.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees on wires near Colebrook.
A severe thunderstorm downed multiple trees in Jackson.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees and wires on Hill Road in Acworth.
A severe thunderstorm downed multiple trees in Conway.
A severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees on Route 113b, Robbins Hill Road and on several other roads in Chatham.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees on wires on Route 10 at mile marker 43.8 in Lempster.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees in Hopkinton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, 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: 458416, 458428, 458436, 458450, 458451, 458453, 458455, 458457, 458458, 458459, 458461, 458462, 458463, 458465, 458466, 458467, 458469.