Alert archive / Maine / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2012, 6:27 PM EDT for Piscataquis County, Maine. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2012, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 5:11 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Piscataquis County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownville, ME | CHURCH STREET FLOODED. VEHICLE STRANDED. |
| Jun 23, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownville, ME | WATER FLOWING INTO HOUSES ON MAIN ROAD AND CHURCH STREET. ONE PERSON STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH IS SUROUNDED BY WATER. |
| Jun 23, 8:17 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownville, ME | TOWN OF BROWNVILLE ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT OFF...MOST MAJOR ROADS CLOSED...RTE 11...CHURCH ST...PLEASANT RIVER RD CLOSED WITH WASHOUTS. |
| Jun 23, 10:08 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Milo, ME | MINOR ST FLOODING...BASEMENT ARE BEING FLOODED FIRE DEPARMENT HAS BEEN OUT DRAINING WATER FROM BASEMENTS AND ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ROADS OPEN. |
| Jun 23, 11:02 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownville, ME | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY ROADS AROUND BROWNVILLE. THESE INCLUDE CHURCH ST...HIGH ST...RTE 11...PLEASANT RIVER RD...QUARRY RD...BARNARD RD...AND STICKNEY HILL RD. ALL THESE ROADS HAVE EITHER BEEN HEAVILY DAMAGED OR ENTIRELY WASHED OUT. SEVER |
| Jun 24, 3:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Milo, ME | ROADS FLOODED DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. |
| Jun 24, 4:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownville, ME | *** 1 FATAL *** ONE INDIVIDUAL REPORTEDLY KILLED IN FLASH FLOODING ON PLEASANT RIVER RD IN BROWNVILLE OVERNIGHT. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
989
WGUS51 KCAR 232227
FFWCAR
MEC021-240115-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FF.W.0002.120623T2227Z-120624T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
627 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GUILFORD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 619 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH THE
HEAVIER STORMS. SIMILAR RAINFALL RATES COULD PERSIST FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONSON...
MILO AND BLANCHARD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
BROOKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. IN ADDITION...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS AND STREAMS WILL BE
SUBJECT TO FLOODING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER ON THE ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN!
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID LOW LYING AREAS ALONG BROOKS...
STREAMS...AND RIVERS. WATER CAN RISE QUICKLY AND CATCH YOU OFF-GUARD.
AVOID WATER CROSSINGS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND BROOKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$
NORCROSS5 follow-up statements
746
WGUS71 KCAR 232335
FFSCAR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
735 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
MEC021-240115-
/O.CON.KCAR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PISCATAQUIS ME-
735 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...
AT 730 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
FLASH FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. WATER IS FLOODING HOMES
ON CHURCH STREET AND MAIN ROAD. VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN STRANDED DUE
TO FLOOD WATERS ALONG CHURCH STREET. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE BROWNVILLE AREA OVER THE
PAST THREE HOURS. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL FALLING IN THE BROWNVILLE
AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROWNVILLE
AND BROWNVILLE JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
BROOKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND BROOKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$
NORCROSS307
WGUS71 KCAR 240035
FFSCAR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
835 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
MEC021-240115-
/O.CON.KCAR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PISCATAQUIS ME-
835 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...
AT 830 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
FLASH FLOODING PERSISTED AROUND THE TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT THE TOWN OF BROWNVILLE IS NOW
NEARLY ISOLATED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AND WASHED OUT ROADS.
ROUTE 11...PLEASANT RIVER ROAD AND CHURCH STREET ARE NOW CLOSED DUE
TO FLASH FLOODING AND WASHOUTS. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4 TO
6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE BROWNVILLE AREA OVER THE PAST
FOUR HOURS. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES ARE DIMINISHING...ADDITIONAL
RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. EVEN ONCE THE RAIN
ENDS...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. MOTORISTS DRIVING AFTER
DARK SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY ALERT FOR FLOODING AND WASHED OUT
ROADS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROWNVILLE
AND BROWNVILLE JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
BROOKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND BROOKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$
NORCROSS135
WGUS51 KCAR 240102
FFWCAR
MEC021-240415-
/O.EXT.KCAR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
902 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GUILFORD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
BROWNVILLE...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
* AT 846 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
FLASH FLOODING PERSISTED IN THE WARNED AREA. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF
BROWNVILLE. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT THE TOWN OF
BROWNVILLE IS NOW NEARLY ISOLATED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AND
WASHED OUT ROADS. ROUTE 11...PLEASANT RIVER ROAD AND CHURCH
STREET ARE NOW CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AND WASHOUTS. RADAR
HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE
BROWNVILLE AREA OVER THE PAST FIVE HOURS. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL IS
DIMINISHING...RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A QUARTER TO A HALF
INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EVEN ONCE THE RAIN ENDS...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.
MOTORISTS DRIVING AFTER DARK SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY ALERT FOR
FLOODING AND WASHED OUT ROADS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BROWNVILLE...WILLIAMSBURG...SHIRLEY...ONAWA...KATAHDIN IRON WORKS
AND BARNARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
BROOKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. IN ADDITION...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS AND STREAMS WILL BE
SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT. THE FLOOD
WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING
WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN!
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND BROOKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$
NORCROSS057
WGUS51 KCAR 240327
FFWCAR
MEC021-241015-
/O.EXT.KCAR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1127 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GUILFORD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
BROWNVILLE...MILO...BROWNVILLE JUNCTION...
* UNTIL 615 AM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 1104 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TOWN OFFICIALS
REPORTED SEVERE FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF
BROWNVILLE. MANY ROADS AROUND BROWNVILLE HAVE BEEN HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR COMPLETELY WASHED OUT. SOME OF THESE ROADS INCLUDE
CHURCH STREET...HIGH STREET...ROUTE 11...PLEASANT RIVER
ROAD...QUARRY ROAD...BARNARD ROAD AND STICKNEY HILL ROAD.
MANY OF THESE ROADS ARE NOW IMPASSABLE. SEVERAL BRIDGES HAVE
ALSO BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT. POWER IS ALSO OUT IN
BROWNVILLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 6 TO 8 INCHES FELL
OVER SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER THIS EVENING AROUND BROWNVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL AROUND
BROWNVILLE SHOULD BE AVOIDED OVERNIGHT. EVEN ONCE THE
RAIN ENDS...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. MOTORISTS
DRIVING AFTER DARK SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY ALERT FOR FLOODING
AND WASHED OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILLIAMSBURG...SHIRLEY...ONAWA...KATAHDIN IRON WORKS AND BARNARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
BROOKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. IN ADDITION...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS AND STREAMS WILL BE
SUBJECT TO FLOODING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER ON THE ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN!
NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT. THE FLOOD
WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING
WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN!
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND BROOKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$
NORCROSS880
WGUS71 KCAR 240911
FFSCAR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
511 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
MEC021-240917-
/O.CAN.KCAR.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PISCATAQUIS ME-
511 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...
A NEW WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE VICINITY OF BROWNVILLE WHERE
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT.
LAT...LON 4544 6972 4545 6924 4586 6941 4567 6901
4516 6890 4505 6947 4506 6950 4502 6961
4520 6968
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Piscataquis | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Maine, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.