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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Caribou, ME

August 3, 2019Aroostook County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2019, 3:46 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2019, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Caribou, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Aroostook County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 3, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:36 AM EDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Caribou ME
336 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

MEZ001>006-010-040745-
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-
336 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far
Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms with potentially strong wind gusts will occur ahead of
a cold front crossing the region later this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-040745-
Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-
Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
336 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far
Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ029-030-040745-
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
336 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ050>052-040745-
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM-
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME-
336 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:08 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

MEZ001-002-032000-
Northeast Aroostook-Northwest Aroostook-
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

At 307 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cross Lake, or
12 miles south of Madawaska, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Madawaska, Van Buren, Frenchville, Lille, Cross Lake, Madawaska Lake,
Grand Isle, Stockholm, Hamlin, Sinclair, Guerette, Saint Agatha and
Cyr Plantation.

This includes US Highway 1 near Van Buren.

LAT...LON 4727 6808 4726 6807 4724 6803 4721 6799
      4720 6795 4717 6794 4712 6789 4711 6789
      4708 6782 4706 6779 4706 6836 4724 6842
      4729 6812
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 257DEG 35KT 4717 6829

Bloomer

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
333 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

MEZ002-032000-
Northeast Aroostook-
333 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

At 333 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Caribou, moving
east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Limestone.

This includes US Highway 1 near Caribou.

LAT...LON 4680 6779 4679 6801 4689 6806 4696 6779
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 253DEG 24KT 4684 6798

Bloomer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 3:37 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	16 hr
Aug 3, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		52 min
Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	27 min
Aug 3, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	34 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.