Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2016, 2:46 AM EST for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 16, 2016, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr. 21 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
- Feb 16, 2016, 2:46 AM EST (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2016, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 11:14 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 6:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Eastport, ME | |
| Feb 16, 6:36 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Castine, ME | |
| Feb 16, 6:54 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 5 Sw Ellsworth, ME | SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Feb 16, 7:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Eastport, ME | |
| Feb 16, 7:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Pembroke, ME | |
| Feb 16, 7:38 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 Nne Penobscot, ME | |
| Feb 16, 8:13 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Topsfield, ME | |
| Feb 16, 8:18 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Ssw Blue Hill, ME | |
| Feb 16, 8:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Calais, ME | REPORT OF ROOF BLOWN OFF A BUILDING IN CALAIS |
| Feb 16, 8:21 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Wnw Castine, ME | |
| Feb 16, 8:33 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 2 Se Princeton, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Nne Danforth, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wesley, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 192 |
| Feb 16, 9:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Nw Addison, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Wnw Eastport, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:29 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Topsfield, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:36 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Eastport, ME | SIDING BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE IN EASTPORT. |
| Feb 16, 9:36 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Eastport, ME | |
| Feb 16, 9:36 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eastport, ME | SIDING BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE IN EASTPORT. |
| Feb 16, 9:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76.7 | Pembroke, ME | |
| Feb 16, 10:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Robbinston, ME |
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 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
057 WWUS71 KCAR 160746 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING... MEZ029-030-161600- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0003.160216T2200Z-160217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0003.160216T2200Z-160217T0600Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ015>017-161600- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.160216T2200Z-160217T0600Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
011 WWUS71 KCAR 162205 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 505 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MEZ029-030-170600- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 505 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ015>017-170600- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 505 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CB
871 WWUS71 KCAR 170159 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 859 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MEZ029-030-170600- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 859 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH SO FAR THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ015>017-170600- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 859 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CB
090 WWUS71 KCAR 170414 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1114 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MEZ029-030-170515- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1114 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT. $$ MEZ015>017-170515- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 1114 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT. $$ CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2:43 AM EST | Storm Warning | CAR | 21 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:46 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 20 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 4 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.