Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2008, 8:12 PM EDT for Piscataquis County, Maine. It was in force for 33 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
- Jul 24, 2008, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2008, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Piscataquis County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jul 24, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 3:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 MEZ002-006-016-017-029-030-032-251915- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ003-004-010-031-251915- NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 745 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ005-011-015-251915- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 745 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ001-251915- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-251915- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 308 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MCB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 24, 3:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
340 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW VAN BUREN 47.21N 68.01W
07/21/2008 AROOSTOOK ME NWS EMPLOYEE
DEBRIS AND HEAVY WATER FLOWING ACROSS US ROUTE 1 IN THE
KEEGAN AREA OF VAN BUREN. CLOGGED CULVERT ON PRIVATE ROAD
DIVERTED STORM RUNOFF AND UNNAMED STREAM DOWN PRIVATE
ROAD AND ONTO US ROUTE 1. STATE TROOPER DIRECTING TRAFFIC
AROUND.
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD EASTON 46.64N 67.91W
07/21/2008 AROOSTOOK ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL DRIVEWAYS/CULVERTS WASHED OUT IN EASTON NEAR
RIVER DES CHUTES.
1045 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE CARIBOU 46.88N 67.98W
07/21/2008 AROOSTOOK ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MINOR DAMAGE TO INTERSECTION OF BAIRD AND POWERS ROADS.
DEBRIS FROM EROSION OF ROAD BED AND SHOULDER WASHED INTO
POWERS ROADWAY.
1100 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW VAN BUREN 47.13N 67.95W
07/21/2008 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
CASTONGUAY ROAD FLOODED. SEVERAL ACCESS ROADS OVERWHELMED
STORM DRAIN SYSTEM EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CASTONGUAY
ROAD AND US ROUTE 1. FLOODED AREA ESTIMATED 60 FEET OF
ROADWAY. LARGE DEBRIS FLOW ACROSS CASTONGUAY ROAD ALSO
FLOWED ACROSS US ROUTE 1 ASSOCIATED WITH FLOODING. MUCH
OF THIS DEBRIS WAS DEPOSITED IN THE YARD OF A PRIVATE
RESIDENCE ON EAST SIDE OF US ROUTE 1.
0100 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW VAN BUREN 47.21N 68.01W
07/22/2008 M3.10 INCH AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN FROM 8PM 7/21 TO 1AM 7/22
0100 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW VAN BUREN 47.13N 67.95W
07/22/2008 M2.80 INCH AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
IN THE AREA OF CASTONGUAY ROAD.
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MATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 10:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:11 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 9 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 102 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.