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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Nov 3, 2018, 5:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. It was in force for 11 hr. 32 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
- Nov 3, 2018, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2018, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.33 | Bridgewater, ME | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BRDM1, BRIDGEWATER. |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hodgdon, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HODGDON MILLS RD. |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Linneus, ME | TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ON SOUTH OAKFIELD RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Macwahoc, ME | TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 2. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Linneus, ME | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TIME FOR TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM LINNEUS. TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ON SOUTH OAKFIELD RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Nov 3, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hodgdon, ME | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TIME FOR TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 W HODGDON. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HODGDON MILLS RD. |
| Nov 3, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hodgdon, ME | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 W HODGDON. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HODGDON MILLS RD. |
| Nov 3, 7:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Houlton, ME | A FEW POWER POLES SNAPPED IN TOWN. |
| Nov 3, 9:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ludlow, ME | POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Nov 3, 9:14 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Caribou, ME | POWER LINES DOWN ON CARIBOU LAKE RD, CARIBOU, ME. |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sherman, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westfield, ME | TREE DOWN ON THE EGYPT RD. |
| Nov 3, 9:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Presque Isle, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON DYER STREET. |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Eagle Lake, ME | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 11. |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mapleton, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON BAGLEY RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Washburn, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Nov 3, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Easton, ME | TREES DOWN ON THE HOULTON RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Masardis, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 11. |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Littleton, ME | TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ALONG US ROUTE 1. |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stockholm, ME | TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 161 JUST NORTH OF TOWN. |
| Nov 3, 10:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fort Fairfield, ME | TREES DOWN ALONG THE LIMESTONE RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodland, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON COLBY SIDING RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ashland, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 163. |
| Nov 3, 10:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mapleton, ME | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 163. |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fort Fairfield, ME | TREES DOWN ALONG THE HOULTON RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Grindstone, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 11. |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mapleton, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON BOONE RD. |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shin Pond, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Nov 3, 10:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Medway, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Nov 3, 10:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oxbow, ME | TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 11. |
| Nov 4, 12:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Limestone, ME | LARGE TREE DOWN IN TOWN. POWER IN PARTS OF THE TOWN. |
| Nov 4, 12:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Limestone, ME | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM LIMESTONE. LARGE TREE DOWN IN TOWN. POWER IN PARTS OF THE TOWN. |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
556 WWUS71 KCAR 032103 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 503 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 MEZ001>006-010-040800- /O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.181103T2103Z-181104T0800Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central 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, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, and Blanchard 503 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 AM EST Sunday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * WINDS...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TIMING...Late this afternoon into early Sunday morning. The most likely timeframe for the highest wind speeds will be behind a strong cold front moving from west to east between 6 pm and midnight. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and a few power lines. Numerous power outages are likely. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-040800- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/ Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- Including the cities of Lincoln, Howland, Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield 503 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Late this afternoon into early Sunday morning. The most likely timeframe for the highest wind speeds will be behind a strong cold front moving from west to east between 5 pm this afternoon and 8 pm this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Numerous power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ VJN
2 follow-up statements
841 WWUS71 KCAR 040447 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 1247 AM EDT Sun Nov 4 2018 MEZ001>006-010-040800- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-181104T0800Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central 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, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, and Blanchard 1247 AM EDT Sun Nov 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TIMING...Into early this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and a few power lines. Numerous power outages are likely. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-041200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/ Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- Including the cities of Lincoln, Howland, Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield 1247 AM EDT Sun Nov 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Through 7 am this morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Numerous power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
008 WWUS71 KCAR 040817 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 317 AM EST Sun Nov 4 2018 MEZ001>006-010-040930- /O.EXP.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-181104T0800Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central 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, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, and Blanchard 317 AM EST Sun Nov 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Wind gusts to 35 to 45 mph are expected this morning. The wind will diminish this afternoon. $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-040930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/ Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- Including the cities of Lincoln, Howland, Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield 317 AM EST Sun Nov 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Caribou has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind gusts to 35 to 45 mph are expected this morning. The wind will diminish this afternoon. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:19 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 24 hr |
| Nov 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Washington | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.