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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2013, 7:29 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Penobscot County, Maine. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 2, 2013, 7:29 PM EDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2013, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 11:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 2, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 302 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MEZ001>006-031915- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 302 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN 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. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ010-011-015-031-031915- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 302 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTH 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ016-017-029-030-032-031915- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 302 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NORTON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
553 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S GUERETTE 47.09N 68.32W
06/02/2013 AROOSTOOK ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN IN THE CROSS LAKE AREA. SOME CABINS IN THE
AREA ARE WITHOUT POWER. THE TIME IS ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR DATA.
&&
CBLocal storm report, Jun 2, 5:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
616 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM FUNNEL CLOUD EAGLE LAKE 47.04N 68.59W
06/02/2013 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
A PICTURE OF A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK.
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CBLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
629 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG ESE DOVER-FOXCROFT 45.18N 69.22W
06/02/2013 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS TREES AND WIRES DOWN
FROM DOVER-FOXCROFT TO SANGERVILLE.
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CBLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:16 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 10:26 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 29 hr | |
| Jun 2, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis, Somerset | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 2:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 7:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 49 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.