Alert archive / Maine / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 1994, 1:24 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 21 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1994, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1994, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Whole counties
County Aroostook County, ME
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCAR 011724 TORCAR MEC003-011745- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 124 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTH MAINE ...CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN SPOTTED 8 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WSO CARIBOU AND APPEARS TO BE STATIONARY AT THIS TIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRU CTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. ADAMS & NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
MEZ006-011700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1056 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1045 AM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PORTLAND WEATHER RADAR INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM CELL OVER FAR SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS WILL MOVE THROUGH AN AREA JUST SOUTH OF HOULTON OVER THE NEXT HOUR. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY OVER THIS REGION SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CAlRIBOU ME
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
MEZ002-011800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1120 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1115 AM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A WEATHER SPOTTER HAVE REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE WEST OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE VICINITY. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CARIBOU ME
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
MEZ002-011800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1120 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1115 AM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A WEATHER SPOTTER HAVE REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE WEST OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE VICINITY. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CARIBOU ME
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:28 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
MEZ002-012000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1228 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTININUING OVER CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1220 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER OVER THE CARIBOU- PRESQUE ISLE AREA. A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVE SOUTHWEST OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CARIBOU ME
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:29 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
MEZ002-012000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1228 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTININUING OVER CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1220 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER OVER THE CARIBOU- PRESQUE ISLE AREA. A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVE SOUTHWEST OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CARIBOU ME
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:30 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
MEZ002-012000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1228 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTININUING OVER CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... AS OF 1220 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER OVER THE CARIBOU- PRESQUE ISLE AREA. A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVE SOUTHWEST OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CARIBOU-PRESQUE ISLE AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AREA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD SEEK ADEQUATE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADAMS/WSO CARIBOU ME
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 11 min |
| Jul 1, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 18 min |
Nearby
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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.