Tornado Warning 4, NWS Caribou, ME

Issued

Aug 2, 2005, 2:36 PM EDT (18:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2005, 3:00 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Caribou, ME

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Washington County, ME

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS51 KCAR 021836
TORCAR
MEC029-021900-
/O.NEW.KCAR.TO.W.0004.050802T1836Z-050802T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF MEDDYBEMPS...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF CALAIS...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MEDDYBEMPS BY 245 PM EDT
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEMBROKE BY 255 PM EDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MAINE.

LAT...LON 4521 6754 4519 6759 4482 6734 4494 6712

$$

000 
WWUS51 KCAR 021849
SVSCAR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
249 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

MEC029-021900-
/O.CON.KCAR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050802T1900Z/
WASHINGTON ME-
249 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT...

AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEDDYBEMPS...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF CALAIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MARION BY 255 PM EDT
  DENNYSVILLE AND PEMBROKE BY 300 PM EDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A 
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE 
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MAINE.

LAT...LON 4522 6738 4514 6752 4483 6738 4494 6712
      4518 6734

$$

MARK FLECHTNER

000 
WWUS51 KCAR 021859
SVSCAR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
258 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

MEC029-021908-
/O.EXP.KCAR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050802T1900Z/
WASHINGTON ME-
258 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT
300 PM EDT...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD MARION. 
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 70 MPH WINDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MAINE.

LAT...LON 4522 6738 4514 6752 4483 6738 4494 6712
      4518 6734

$$

HEWITT

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