Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2007, 3:43 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 47 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 4, 2007, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2007, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Aroostook County, ME
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 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
- 495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 4, 3:09 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:09 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 309 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EAST ON MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... WORKING ONGOING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EVENT. EXPECT STORMS TO QUICKLY DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT SAW RAINFALL TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE TO DRY THINGS OUT OVERNIGHT WITH QUIET WEATHER ON SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WEAK RIDGING WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE USED SREF GUIDANCE FOR POPS AND QPF...LATEST GFS WAS ALSO IN LINE WITH SREF GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... 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 TO RETURN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK. && .AVIATION /16Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... CONVECTION TO DIMINISH EARLY WITH VFR CONDITION RETURNING. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE...ESPECIALLY AT FVE...CAR...PQI...HUL WHERE RAINFALL OCCURRED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. AT BHB AREA OF STRATUS/FOG JUST OFFSHORE MAY MOVE IN EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE. && .MARINE... STAYED THE COURSE W/CONDITIONS REMAINING BLO SCA. SHORT TERM: WIND GRIDS GENERATED WITH A NAM12 FOR FIRST 24 HRS AND GRIDDED MOS AFTER THAT. && .EQUIPMENT... TECHNICIAN EN ROUTE TO 88D TO REPAIR WAVE GUIDE PROBLEM. SECOND TECHNICIAN WORKING ON SPRINGFIELD NWR && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...LULOFS SHORT TERM...LULOFS LONG TERM...ALLEGRETTO AVIATION...NORCROSS MARINE...LULOFS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 5:17 AM EDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 517 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2007 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-050930- 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- 517 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 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 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY WIND OR HAIL REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. HEWITT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
143 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL. WINDS MEASURED AT 60MPH.
1215 PM HAIL SAINT AGATHA 47.24N 68.31W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1240 PM HAIL GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/04/2007 E2.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN SIZE.
1245 PM HAIL 5 SE FRENCHVILLE 47.23N 68.30W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT LONG LAKE.
1249 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1249 PM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO
CARS IN MULTIPLE PARKING LOTS INCLUDING MARTINS FORD.
0105 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH SIZE HAIL.
0115 PM HAIL 5 SE WASHBURN 46.74N 68.08W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CROUSEVILLE.
0122 PM HAIL STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/04/2007 E0.50 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF INCH SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0125 PM HAIL NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
&&
LALocal storm report, Aug 4, 1:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
148 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL. WINDS MEASURED AT 60MPH.
1215 PM HAIL SAINT AGATHA 47.24N 68.31W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1240 PM HAIL GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/04/2007 E2.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN SIZE.
1245 PM HAIL 5 SE FRENCHVILLE 47.23N 68.30W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT LONG LAKE.
1249 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1249 PM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO
CARS IN MULTIPLE PARKING LOTS INCLUDING MARTINS FORD.
0105 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH SIZE HAIL.
0115 PM HAIL 5 SE WASHBURN 46.74N 68.08W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CROUSEVILLE.
0122 PM HAIL STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/04/2007 E0.50 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF INCH SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0125 PM HAIL NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
0135 PM HAIL FORT FAIRFIELD 46.77N 67.83W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
&&
LALocal storm report, Aug 4, 2:52 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
252 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL. WINDS MEASURED AT 60MPH.
1215 PM HAIL SAINT AGATHA 47.24N 68.31W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1240 PM HAIL GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/04/2007 E2.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN SIZE.
1245 PM HAIL 5 SE FRENCHVILLE 47.23N 68.30W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT LONG LAKE.
1249 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1249 PM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO
CARS IN MULTIPLE PARKING LOTS INCLUDING MARTINS FORD.
CARS IN LOT SUFFERED BROKEN WINDOWS AND SIGNIFICANT
DENTS. CARS PARKED IN NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
PARKING LOT SUFFERED SIMILAR DAMAGE AS WELL.
0105 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH SIZE HAIL.
0115 PM HAIL 5 SE WASHBURN 46.74N 68.08W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CROUSEVILLE.
0122 PM HAIL STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/04/2007 E0.50 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF INCH SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0125 PM HAIL NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
0135 PM HAIL FORT FAIRFIELD 46.77N 67.83W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
&&
LALocal storm report, Aug 4, 3:25 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
325 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL. WINDS MEASURED AT 60MPH.
1215 PM HAIL SAINT AGATHA 47.24N 68.31W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1240 PM HAIL GRAND ISLE 47.31N 68.15W
08/04/2007 E2.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN SIZE.
1245 PM HAIL 5 SE FRENCHVILLE 47.23N 68.30W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT LONG LAKE.
1249 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1249 PM HAIL FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
08/04/2007 E1.75 INCH AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO
CARS IN MULTIPLE PARKING LOTS INCLUDING MARTINS FORD.
CARS IN LOT SUFFERED BROKEN WINDOWS AND SIGNIFICANT
DENTS. CARS PARKED IN NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
PARKING LOT SUFFERED SIMILAR DAMAGE AS WELL.
0105 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 47.16N 67.94W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH SIZE HAIL.
0115 PM HAIL 5 SE WASHBURN 46.74N 68.08W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CROUSEVILLE.
0115 PM HAIL WINTERVILLE 46.97N 68.57W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
1 INCH SIZE HAIL. DAMAGE TO CAR REPORTED.
0122 PM HAIL STOCKHOLM 47.04N 68.14W
08/04/2007 E0.50 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF INCH SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0125 PM HAIL NEW SWEDEN 46.94N 68.12W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
0135 PM HAIL FORT FAIRFIELD 46.77N 67.83W
08/04/2007 E1.00 INCH AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0245 PM HAIL SAINT FRANCIS 47.17N 68.89W
08/04/2007 E0.88 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
&&
LASpecial weather statement, Aug 4, 3:34 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
334 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2007
MEZ011-032-042030-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
334 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2007
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...PENOBSCOT AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 326 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 6 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25
TO 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 430 PM EDT INCLUDE...
LINCOLN... SPRINGFIELD...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
HAIL...UP TO A HALF INCH...
LOCALIZED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...UP TO 4 STRIKES PER MINUTE...
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, 9:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 15 min |
| Aug 4, 12:28 AM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CAR | 62 min | |
| Aug 4, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 34 min | |
| Aug 4, 3:35 AM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CAR | 55 min | |
| Aug 4, 5:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 5:43 AM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CAR | 62 min | |
| Aug 4, 11:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 66 min |
| Aug 4, 12:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 24 min |
| Aug 4, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 38 min |
Nearby
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.