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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Caribou, ME

July 4, 2014Aroostook County, Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Jul 4, 2014, 3:44 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 5, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 19 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
Jul 4, 2014, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 5, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 5, 2014, 6:06 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 7:56 AM EDTFLOOD5 W Pembroke, MEROAD WASHED OUT ON PARTS OF SMITH RIDGE ROAD.
Jul 5, 7:56 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Ese Meddybemps, MEWIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ON CHARLOTTE ROAD FROM CHARLOTTE TO CALAIS.
Jul 5, 8:17 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEllsworth, MENUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jul 5, 8:17 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMariaville, MENUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jul 5, 8:30 AM EDTFLOOD5 W Pembroke, MEROAD WASHED OUT ON PARTS OF SMITH RIDGE ROAD.
Jul 5, 8:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Ese Meddybemps, MEWIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ON CHARLOTTE ROAD FROM CHARLOTTE TO CALAIS.
Jul 5, 9:40 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSe Eastport, MEMULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN EASTPORT AREA. SOME OF THE ROADS INCLUDE WATER, WASHINGTON, AND CLARK ST IN EASTPORT.
Jul 5, 9:54 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 W Cherryfield, METREES DOWN ON POWERLINES SEVERAL PLACES AROUND TOWN.
Jul 5, 10:20 AM EDTFLOODCooper, MESMALL STREAMS OUT OF BANKS IN PORTIONS OF COOPER.
Jul 5, 10:20 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGColumbia Falls, ME2 POWER POLES DOWN.
Jul 5, 10:20 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCooper, MEMULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COOPER AREA.
Jul 5, 11:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Sw Jonesboro, ME
Jul 5, 2:40 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHoulton, MENUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND HOULTON.
Jul 5, 2:40 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLittleton, MEPOWERLINES DOWN ON ROUTE 1 IN LITTLETON. ROAD IMPASSBLE.
Jul 5, 2:47 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPresque Isle, MENUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND PRESQUE ISLE
Jul 5, 4:20 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Sweden, METREE BLOWN OVER ON POWER LINES ON JEMTLAND ROAD. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.
Jul 5, 4:57 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 S Caribou, ME12 INCH BIRCH TREE UPROOTED
Jul 5, 5:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 S Caribou, ME12 INCH BIRCH TREE UPROOTED
Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDTFLOODWhiting, MESMALL RIVERS AND STREAM FLOODING

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2014-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2014-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

420 
WWUS71 KCAR 041944
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
344 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR EASTERN MAINE ON SATURDAY...

.HURRICANE ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRA TROPICAL AS IT MOVES
INTO THE GULF OF MAINE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS THEN
FORECAST TO LIFT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY SATURDAY
EVENING. 

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-050345-
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0004.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
344 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ006-011-015-050345-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...
SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
344 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES 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
8 follow-up statements
180 
WWUS71 KCAR 042201
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
601 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED FOR EASTERN MAINE SATURDAY...

.HURRICANE ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRA TROPICAL AS IT
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MAINE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS THEN
FORECAST TO LIFT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY SATURDAY
EVENING.

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-050615-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
601 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ006-011-015-050615-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...
SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
601 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES 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.

&&

$$

CB
528 
WWUS71 KCAR 050142
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
942 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED FOR EASTERN MAINE SATURDAY...

.HURRICANE ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRA TROPICAL AS IT
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MAINE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS THEN
FORECAST TO LIFT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY SATURDAY
EVENING.

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-050945-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
942 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ006-011-015-050945-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...
SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
942 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH 
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES 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.

&&

$$

CB
465 
WWUS71 KCAR 050739
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
339 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED FOR EASTERN MAINE TODAY...

.HURRICANE ARTHUR IS BECOMING EXTRA TROPICAL AS IT MOVES TOWARD
NOVA SCOTIA THIS MORNING. THE STORM WILL THEN LIFT ACROSS THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES BY THIS EVENING.

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-051945-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
339 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ006-011-015-051945-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.140705T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...
SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
339 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH 
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES 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
496 
WWUS71 KCAR 051333 AAA
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
933 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED FOR EASTERN MAINE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.ARTHUR HAS BECOME EXTRA TROPICAL AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD
NOVA SCOTIA. THE STORM WILL THEN LIFT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-052000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
933 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING
  TO POWER OUTAGES.

* COASTAL HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTY HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST HIT
WITH THE STRONG WINDS WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF TO TRAFFIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ005-010-031-052000-
/O.EXA.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
933 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND AND WET GROUND WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREE LIMBS
  TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ006-011-015-052000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...
SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
933 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED.

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
317 
WWUS71 KCAR 051610
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1210 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.POST TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. 
MEZ016-017-029-030-032-052000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1210 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING 
  TO POWER OUTAGES.

* HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTY HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST HIT WITH
  THE STRONG WINDS WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SOME
  ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF TO TRAFFIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ001>004-052000-
/O.EXA.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN
1210 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREES TO COME DOWN DUE TO
  THE SATURATED SOIL. SOME POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER
OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ005-006-010-011-015-031-052000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
1210 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE A FEW TREES TO COME DOWN DUE TO
  THE SATURATED SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER
OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

$$

HEWITT
941 
WWUS71 KCAR 051848 AAA
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
248 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

MEZ003>005-010-011-015-031-052000-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
248 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. 

$$

MEZ001-002-006-060000-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
/O.EXB.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
248 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THIS WIND WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME
  DOWN. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-052000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
248 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTY HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST HIT WITH 
  THE STRONG WINDS WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. 
  SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF TO TRAFFIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

HEWITT
033 
WWUS71 KCAR 052002
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
402 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

MEZ016-017-029-030-032-052115-
/O.EXP.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
402 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MEZ001-002-006-060000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
402 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME
  DOWN. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING
BATTERIES.

&&

$$

HEWITT
048 
WWUS71 KCAR 052206
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
606 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

MEZ001-002-006-052315-
/O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
606 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...AND
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THIS
EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis90 min
Jul 4, 2:42 AM EDTGale WarningCAR40 hr
Jul 4, 8:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington29 hr
Jul 4, 3:19 PM EDTStorm WarningCAR21 hr
Jul 4, 3:44 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset23 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.