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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2016, 3:42 PM EDT for Hancock County, Penobscot County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 14 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
- Apr 6, 2016, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:53 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 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 19:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:12 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Sedgwick, ME | |
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT | FLOOD | Garland, ME | ME 94 REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 7, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Trescott, ME | |
| Apr 7, 9:28 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bangor, ME | WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE BANGOR AND DOWNEAST REGIONS. EMERA REPORTS 9500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER |
| Apr 7, 9:36 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Eastport, ME | |
| Apr 7, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Old Town, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Apr 7, 10:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Trenton, ME | |
| Apr 7, 10:39 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Ssw Calais, ME | |
| Apr 7, 10:39 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hudson, ME | TREE DOWN ON KENDUSKEAG END OF HUDSON HILL RD. POWER TRANSFORMER AND LINES DOWN. |
| Apr 7, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Ellsworth, ME | BLEACHERS BLOWN OVER AT ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON NEARBY OBSERVATIONS. |
| Apr 7, 11:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 Sw Bar Harbor, ME | ME 102A CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES. |
| Apr 7, 11:48 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Ssw Calais, ME | |
| Apr 8, 12:12 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Trescott, ME | WIND GUSTS TO 77 MPH. 2 LARGE TREES DOWN...SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF. |
| Apr 8, 12:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 Sw Bar Harbor, ME | ME 102A CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES |
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, 7.7 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
- 2187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
834 WWUS71 KCAR 061942 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 342 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... MEZ029-030-070345- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0004.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 342 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MEZ015>017-070345- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 342 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DUDA
7 follow-up statements
068 WWUS71 KCAR 062240 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 640 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... MEZ029-030-070645- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 640 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MEZ015>017-070645- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 640 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CB
312 WWUS71 KCAR 070117 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 917 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... MEZ029-030-071000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 917 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MEZ015>017-071000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 917 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
748 WWUS71 KCAR 070853 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 453 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 MEZ015>017-072100- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ 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 453 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MEZ029-030-072100- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 453 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-072100- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 453 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NORCROSS
522 WWUS71 KCAR 071905 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 305 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-080315- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 305 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE OUTER ISLANDS OF THE DOWNEAST MAINE COAST. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-080315- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.160407T2200Z-160408T1000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 305 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DUDA
972 WWUS71 KCAR 072256 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 656 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-080700- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 656 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-080700- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 656 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CB
601 WWUS71 KCAR 080132 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 932 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-080945- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 932 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-080945- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 932 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
427 WWUS71 KCAR 080753 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 353 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-080900- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 353 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MEZ011-031-032-080900- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160408T1000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 353 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NORCROSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:51 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 50 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:19 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 11 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:42 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 13 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 4 days |
| Apr 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 12 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.