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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME

August 7, 2018Hancock County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT for Hancock County, Maine. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

County Hancock County, ME

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2018-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 117 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2018-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 12:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:21 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
521 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

MEZ015-072145-
Southern Penobscot-
521 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY...

At 520 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Newport, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bangor, Old Town, Newport, Orono, Hermon, Corinth, Kenduskeag,
Glenburn, Levant, Carmel, Hudson, Plymouth, Bradford, Etna, Stetson,
Exeter and Alton.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile makers 162 and 170, and
between mile makers 191 and 195.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

To report severe weather, contact the National Weather Service office
in Caribou Maine, by calling 1-800-909-
5970 or visit https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/report.

LAT...LON 4474 6916 4486 6927 4509 6884 4488 6866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 239DEG 26KT 4482 6912

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:45 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
545 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

MEZ015>017-072215-
Interior Hancock-Southern Penobscot-Central Washington-
545 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...CENTRAL HANCOCK AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

At 544 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 13 miles north of Ellsworth to near
Winterport. Movement was east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Bucksport, Cherryfield, Brewer, Hampden, Dedham, Deblois,
Franklin, Orrington, Holden, Orland, Eddington, Clifton, Otis,
Mariaville, Eastbrook, Waltham, Amherst, Aurora and Beddington.

This includes State Highway 9 near Hampden, near East Eddington, and
Amherst and near Junction 193.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact the National Weather Service office
in Caribou Maine, by calling 1-800-909-
5970 or visit https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/report.

LAT...LON 4463 6884 4468 6881 4470 6884 4469 6890
      4474 6891 4493 6787 4472 6783 4467 6802
      4463 6825 4459 6881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 261DEG 29KT 4473 6839 4467 6880

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 3:26 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCARHancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington15 hr
Aug 7, 5:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAR51 min
Aug 7, 6:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook39 min
Aug 7, 6:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook47 min
Aug 7, 7:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook48 min
Aug 7, 8:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook23 min
Aug 7, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook41 min
Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARPenobscot27 min
Aug 7, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARPenobscot24 min
Aug 7, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARPenobscot, Piscataquis36 min
Aug 7, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARPenobscot34 min
Aug 7, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAR40 min
Aug 7, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARAroostook30 min
Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAR23 min
Aug 7, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARWaldo24 min
Aug 7, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARWashington22 min
Aug 7, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARWaldo39 min
Aug 7, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCARHancock, Penobscot28 min

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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.