Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Apr 16, 2011, 3:43 PM EDT for Hancock County, Penobscot County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 1:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:19 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Brooklin, ME | |
| Apr 17, 8:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Brooklin, ME | |
| Apr 17, 8:29 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Deer Isle, ME | LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Apr 17, 8:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bucksport, ME | LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Apr 17, 8:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Orland, ME | LARGE TREES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Apr 17, 9:21 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Trescott, ME | |
| Apr 17, 10:29 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | LARGE TREES DOWN IN TOWN |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bangor, ME | POWER COMPANY REPORTS 350 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN PENOBSCOT COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | POWER COMPANY REPORTS 9800 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN HANCOCK COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Machias, ME | POWER COMPANY REPORTS 2786 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN WASHINGTON COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Machias, ME | LOWER COURT STREET IN MACHIAS FLOODED AT HIGH TIDE WITH WAVES BREAKING OVER ROUTE 1. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1120 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847 WWUS71 KCAR 161943 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 343 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-170400- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0001.110417T0900Z-110417T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.110417T0900Z-110417T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 343 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BEWTEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-170400- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.110417T0900Z-110417T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 343 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOW DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ FOSTER
4 follow-up statements
506 WWUS71 KCAR 170141 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 941 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-171000- /O.EXT.KCAR.HW.W.0002.110417T0600Z-110417T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 941 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-171000- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.110417T0600Z-110417T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 941 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOW DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
595 WWUS71 KCAR 170855 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 455 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-171700- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 455 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-171700- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 455 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOW DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HEWITT
205 WWUS71 KCAR 171600 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1200 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 MEZ015-171700- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 1200 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MEZ011-031-032-171700- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1200 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-171800- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1200 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HASTINGS
135 WWUS71 KCAR 171756 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 156 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 MEZ016-017-029-030-171900- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 156 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ HASTINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 3:43 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 20 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 20 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:46 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.