Alert archive / Maine / Flood Watches in 2020
Flood Watch 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this flood watch at Nov 30, 2020, 1:59 PM EST for 5 counties in Maine. It took effect at Nov 30, 2020, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2020, 1:59 PM EST (18:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Nov 30, 10:15 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:15 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 3:59 AM EST, 10 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 MEZ001>006-010-031-010900- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Southern Piscataquis- 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Strengthening low pressure will bring a period of heavy rain and gusty winds to the area late this afternoon into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Rain and gusty winds will continue into Tuesday before tapering off. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected, leading to significant river and stream rises. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ011-032-010900- Central Penobscot-Northern Washington- 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Eastern Maine and Penobscot Valley 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. Wind Advisory. Strengthening low pressure will bring a period of heavy rain and gusty winds to the area late this afternoon into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Rain and gusty winds will continue into Tuesday before tapering off. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected, leading to significant river and stream rises. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-010900- 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- 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ015>017-010900- Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-Central Washington- 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Interior DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley 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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. In addition to the strong winds, a period of heavy rain is expected through Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible with some areas in Washington County seeing close to 5 inches of rain. River and streams will see some significant rises. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ029-030-010900- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 359 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... 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. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. In addition to the strong winds, a period of heavy rain is expected through Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible with some areas in Washington County seeing close to 5 inches of rain. River and streams will see some significant rises. Along the coast, some minor coastal flooding is possible at the time of high tide Tuesday morning due to the combination of the strong onshore winds and very high seas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 12:11 AM EST | High Wind Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 37 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 34 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:02 AM EST | Storm Warning | CAR | 18 hr |
Nearby
Sources
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.