Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2006, 7:36 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2006, 7:36 PM EDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2006, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Aroostook County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 4:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 4:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 540 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-082145- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 540 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 689 FOR AROOSTOOK...PISCATAQUIS...PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT AN ISOLATED TORNADO COULD SPAWN FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER IN THE EVENING WITH MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PASSING EAST OF THE WATCH AREA AFTER 11 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY WITH YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE URGED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. HEWITT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 1:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
137 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
MEZ001-071830-
AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
144 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
AT 140 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DICKEY. THE STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 230 PM EDT INCLUDE...
ALLAGASH... DICKEY... SAINT FRANCIS...
DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN... EAGLE LAKE... FORT KENT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
HAIL...UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH...
GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
IF THREATENING SKIES APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER OR
BUILDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.
REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.
LAT...LON 4697 6966 4677 6949 4689 6837 4738 6859
HEWITTSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
252 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
MEZ002-071945-
AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
252 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
AT 247 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...STRETCHING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF VAN
BUREN TO 19 MILES WEST OF PORTAGE. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 345 PM EDT INCLUDE...
VAN BUREN... PORTAGE... WOODLAND...
WASHBURN... LORING... CARIBOU...
MAPLETON... LIMESTONE... PRESQUE ISLE...
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
HAIL...THE SIZE OF PEAS...
GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
IF THREATENING SKIES APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER OR
BUILDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.
REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.
LAT...LON 4728 6805 4668 6870 4660 6795 4705 6775
FOSTERSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
648 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
MEZ001-002-072330-
AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
648 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
AT 647 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 13 MILES WEST OF VAN BUREN. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 730 PM EDT INCLUDE...
VAN BUREN...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
HAIL...THE SIZE OF PEAS...
GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
IF THREATENING SKIES APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER OR
BUILDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.
REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.
LAT...LON 4731 6831 4713 6830 4713 6755 4737 6757
FOSTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 26 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 45 min | |
| Aug 7, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 42 min | |
| Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 61 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.