Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 3:10 PM EDT for Hancock County, Penobscot County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 10 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
- Oct 28, 2012, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 4:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 19:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Alton, ME | TREES DOWN. |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charleston, ME | TREES DOWN. |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Old Town, ME | TREES DOWN. |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Springfield, ME | TREES DOWN. |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Calais, ME | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pembroke, ME | TREE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Blue Hill, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. POWER OUTAGES. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brooklin, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Deer Isle, ME | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mariaville, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
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, 7.2 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
- 731 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
387 WWUS71 KCAR 281910 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-290800- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0002.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 310 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-290800- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0003.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 310 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VJN/PF
8 follow-up statements
971 WWUS71 KCAR 290103 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 903 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-290915- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 903 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-290915- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0003.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 903 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
959 WWUS71 KCAR 290527 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 127 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-291330- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 127 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-291330- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0003.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 127 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MIGNONE
014 WWUS71 KCAR 290736 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-291545- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-291545- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0003.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MIGNONE
942 WWUS71 KCAR 291336 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300145- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300145- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HASTINGS
087 WWUS71 KCAR 291907 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300800- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300800- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HASTINGS
934 WWUS71 KCAR 292345 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300745- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300745- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
252 WWUS71 KCAR 300212 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. 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. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
120 WWUS71 KCAR 300827 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300930- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING. $$ HEWITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:17 AM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 49 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:35 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 23 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:06 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 71 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:10 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 12 hr |
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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.