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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Caribou, ME

June 26, 2020Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2020, 1:38 PM EDT for Washington County, Maine. It was in force for 37 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: Jun 26, 2020, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Caribou, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Washington County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 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 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 Jun 26, 1:03 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:03 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 10:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1015 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

MEZ001>004-271415-
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
1015 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Northern Maine and North
Woods Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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.

MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-031-032-271415-
Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-Central Piscataquis-
Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-
Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
1015 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms this afternoon may contain gusty winds in excess of 40
mph and small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ029-030-271415-
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
1015 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT 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...Saturday through Thursday.

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>052-271415-
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-
1015 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

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...Saturday through Thursday.

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, Jun 26, 12:43 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1243 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

MEZ017-261715-
Central Washington-
1243 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...

At 1243 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Princeton, or 10 miles west of Calais, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Calais, Princeton, Baileyville, Alexander, Baring, Crawford and Big
Lake.

This includes State Highway 9 between Crawford and Baring.

LAT...LON 4502 6752 4511 6761 4524 6746 4523 6744
      4519 6743 4518 6740 4516 6740 4513 6735
      4515 6730 4516 6730 4519 6728 4516 6723
      4517 6721 4516 6717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 223DEG 27KT 4513 6748

Hewitt

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 4:36 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	16 hr
Jun 26, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	32 min
Jun 26, 2:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Penobscot	75 min
Jun 26, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	63 min
Jun 26, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		60 min
Jun 26, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	67 min
Jun 26, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook	44 min
Jun 26, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	46 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.