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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2007, 4:22 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Penobscot County, Maine. It was in force for 38 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 3, 2007, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2007, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 3, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1260 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PRESS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THEN SLIDE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EAST ON MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... A POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM ROARED THROUGH NORTHERN MAINE DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS TODAY SUPPORTED BY A VERY WARM AND HUMID UNSTABLE AIRMASS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE INSTABILITY HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT MODIFIED ACROSS THE NORTH DUE TO THE PREVIOUS STORM. HOWEVER...THE VERY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS DOWNEAST REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF DOWNEAST MAINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME HELICITY AND SHEAR ALSO RAISE THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD SPAWN TORNADOS. IT IS ADVISED THAT EVERYONE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES TO STAY INFORMED OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION SATURDAY BUT SOME LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE TO EFFECT THE REGION...MAINLY ACROSS THE EAST...AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PARTIAL CLEARING WILL FOLLOW FOR LATE SATURDAY. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COOLER DRIER CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EAST ON MONDAY AND AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE NEXT SYSTEM TO APPROACH WILL COME ALONG ON WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. LATEST MODELS SHOW BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL BE ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND THE AREA INTO TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS WILL BE VARIABLE WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG RESULTING IN IFR CIGS AND VIS AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS TO VFR FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY THEN LOWER CONDITIONS TO IFR MONDAY NIGHT WITH IMPROVEMENT LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. LOWER CLOUDS MAY APPROACH SOUTHERN AREAS LATE WEDNESDAY. && .MARINE... WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE BELOW SCA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND MARINERS SHOULD KEEP CLOSELY IN TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BRING IN DRIER WEATHER LATE SATURDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW SCA MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF A SOUTHWEST WIND MONDAY NIGHT THAT MAY BRING CONDITIONS CLOSE TO SCA. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...BLOOMER SHORT TERM...BLOOMER LONG TERM...ALLEGRETTO/BLOOMER AVIATION...BLOOMER MARINE...BLOOMER/BLOOMER
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:26 AM EDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 526 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-040930- 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- 526 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO BECOME SEVERE MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... AMATEUR RADIO NETWORK AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. HEWITT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 3, 1:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
235 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG BAXTER ST PARK 46.02N 69.00W
08/03/2007 PISCATAQUIS ME PARK/FOREST SRVC
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON PARK TOTE ROAD, NORTH AND WEST SIDES.
&&
MATLocal storm report, Aug 3, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
254 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 10 W BAKER LAKE 46.26N 70.12W
08/03/2007 SOMERSET ME CO-OP OBSERVER
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON ST. AURLEIE ROAD.
1120 AM TSTM WND GST KOKADJO 45.67N 69.45W
08/03/2007 E60.00 MPH PISCATAQUIS ME CO-OP OBSERVER
VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE BLOWN OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND
YARD.
1200 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MASARDIS 46.50N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON 46.16N 68.79W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN. SOME SMALL HAIL.
1210 PM TSTM WND GST PORTAGE 46.76N 68.48W
08/03/2007 M56.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME CO-OP OBSERVER
NO DAMAGE NOTED.
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 46.63N 68.41W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN PORTAGE AND ASHLAND. SOME
LEANING ON POWER LINES.
1220 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 W MAPLETON 46.68N 68.29W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
POWERLINES DOWN. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS.
1225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 46.63N 68.41W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
1225 PM TSTM WND DMG MASARDIS 46.50N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
ROOF BLOWN OFF OF FRAZIER MILL BUILDING.
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG MARS HILL 46.52N 67.87W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLAGASH 47.08N 69.04W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PARK/FOREST SRVC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY,
FROM ALLAGASH SOUTH TO CHURCHILL DAM.
1230 PM TSTM WND GST WASHBURN 46.79N 68.16W
08/03/2007 M58.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN WASHBURN AND PRESQUE ISLE.
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN NORTH OF PATTEN ON ROUTE 11, ROAD CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC.
1232 PM TSTM WND GST CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 M62.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG ISLAND FALLS 46.01N 68.27W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG CRYSTAL 45.96N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
STORAGE SHED BLOWN INTO PARKING LOT.
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG OXBOW 46.42N 68.49W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN OXBOW AND ROUTE
11.
1236 PM TSTM WND DMG LIMESTONE 46.91N 67.83W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE BLOWN DOWN OFF OF ROUTE 89.
1236 PM TSTM WND DMG LIMESTONE 46.91N 67.83W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE BLOWN DOWN OFF OF ROUTE 89.
1243 PM TSTM WND GST CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 M50.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
1251 PM TSTM WND DMG HOULTON 46.13N 67.84W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREEES BLOWN DOWN.
1259 PM TSTM WND DMG HODGDON 46.05N 67.87W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG BAXTER ST PARK 46.02N 69.00W
08/03/2007 PISCATAQUIS ME PARK/FOREST SRVC
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON PARK TOTE ROAD, NORTH AND WEST SIDES.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N PATTEN 46.07N 68.45W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH HAVE FELLED TREES AND DAMAGE
POWER LINES FROM MT. CHASE TO SHIN POND.
0110 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S CARIBOU 46.85N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
BARN BLOWN DOWN, TREES BROKEN AND UPROOTED ALONG U.S.
ROUTE 1.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN CASTONGUAY ROAD.
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN ON ACADEMY BVD.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON U.S. ROUTE 1 BETWEEN GRAND ISLE AND
MADAWASKA. TIMING OF TREE DAMAGE UNKNOWN.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON CHARLES STREET.
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON JEMPTLAND ROAD.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.18W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR STANS AT MADAWASKA LAKE.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN AT CARIBOU AIRPORT.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 N CARIBOU 47.01N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IN CONNOR.
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LA/DKWLocal storm report, Aug 3, 4:03 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
403 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 10 W BAKER LAKE 46.26N 70.12W
08/03/2007 SOMERSET ME CO-OP OBSERVER
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON ST. AURLEIE ROAD.
1120 AM TSTM WND GST KOKADJO 45.67N 69.45W
08/03/2007 E60.00 MPH PISCATAQUIS ME CO-OP OBSERVER
VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE BLOWN OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND
YARD.
1200 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MASARDIS 46.50N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
1210 PM TSTM WND GST PORTAGE 46.76N 68.48W
08/03/2007 M56.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME CO-OP OBSERVER
NO DAMAGE NOTED.
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON 46.16N 68.79W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN. SOME SMALL HAIL.
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 46.63N 68.41W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN PORTAGE AND ASHLAND. SOME
LEANING ON POWER LINES.
1220 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 W MAPLETON 46.68N 68.29W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
POWERLINES DOWN. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS.
1225 PM TSTM WND DMG MASARDIS 46.50N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
ROOF BLOWN OFF OF FRAZIER MILL BUILDING.
1225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 46.63N 68.41W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG MARS HILL 46.52N 67.87W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1230 PM TSTM WND GST WASHBURN 46.79N 68.16W
08/03/2007 M58.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN WASHBURN AND PRESQUE ISLE.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLAGASH 47.08N 69.04W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PARK/FOREST SRVC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY,
FROM ALLAGASH SOUTH TO CHURCHILL DAM.
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG CRYSTAL 45.96N 68.36W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG ISLAND FALLS 46.01N 68.27W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1232 PM TSTM WND DMG PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN NORTH OF PATTEN ON ROUTE 11, ROAD CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC.
1232 PM TSTM WND GST CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 M62.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG OXBOW 46.42N 68.49W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN OXBOW AND ROUTE
11.
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
STORAGE SHED BLOWN INTO PARKING LOT.
1236 PM TSTM WND DMG LIMESTONE 46.91N 67.83W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE BLOWN DOWN OFF OF ROUTE 89.
1236 PM TSTM WND DMG LIMESTONE 46.91N 67.83W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE BLOWN DOWN OFF OF ROUTE 89.
1243 PM TSTM WND GST CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 M50.00 MPH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
1251 PM TSTM WND DMG HOULTON 46.13N 67.84W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREEES BLOWN DOWN.
1259 PM TSTM WND DMG HODGDON 46.05N 67.87W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N PATTEN 46.07N 68.45W
08/03/2007 PENOBSCOT ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH HAVE FELLED TREES AND DAMAGE
POWER LINES FROM MT. CHASE TO SHIN POND.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG BAXTER ST PARK 46.02N 69.00W
08/03/2007 PISCATAQUIS ME PARK/FOREST SRVC
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON PARK TOTE ROAD, NORTH AND WEST SIDES.
0110 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S CARIBOU 46.85N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
BARN BLOWN DOWN, TREES BROKEN AND UPROOTED ALONG U.S.
ROUTE 1.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN CASTONGUAY ROAD.
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN ON ACADEMY BVD.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON U.S. ROUTE 1 BETWEEN GRAND ISLE AND
MADAWASKA. TIMING OF TREE DAMAGE UNKNOWN.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESQUE ISLE 46.68N 68.02W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON CHARLES STREET.
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON JEMPTLAND ROAD.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 N CARIBOU 47.01N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IN CONNOR.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG CARIBOU 46.86N 68.01W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN AT CARIBOU AIRPORT.
0214 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.18W
08/03/2007 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR STANS AT MADAWASKA LAKE.
0230 PM HAIL 10 N BAXTER ST PARK 46.17N 69.00W
08/03/2007 M0.75 INCH PISCATAQUIS ME TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR MUNSUNGAN LAKE.
0315 PM HAIL GREENVILLE 45.46N 69.59W
08/03/2007 E0.88 INCH PISCATAQUIS ME POST OFFICE
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LA/DKWSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:06 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
406 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007
MEZ002-005-006-032100-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
406 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...PENOBSCOT AND AROOSTOOK
COUNTIES...
AT 404 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...STRETCHING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF MARS
HILL TO 19 MILES WEST OF SHERMAN STATION. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 500 PM EDT INCLUDE...
SHIN POND... PATTEN... MARS HILL...
SMYRNA MILLS... SHERMAN STATION... BRIDGEWATER...
SHERMAN... ISLAND FALLS... HOULTON...
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
HAIL...THE SIZE OF PEAS...
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...UP TO 4 STRIKES PER MINUTE...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT. STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
DIAL 1-877-633-6772 OR CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU MAINE.
NOUHANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 6:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 7:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 7:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 7:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 11:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 12:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 12:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 1:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 95 min |
| Aug 3, 1:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis, Somerset | 21 min |
| Aug 3, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 24 min |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.