Alert archive / Maine / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this flash flood watch at Sep 1, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Sep 2, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2021, 12:06 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1379 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
882 WGUS61 KCAR 011924 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 324 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 MEZ016-017-029-030-020800- /O.NEW.KCAR.FF.A.0002.210902T0400Z-210903T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Orland, Perry, Castine, Wesley, Aurora, Princeton, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Calais, Dedham, Cherryfield, Amherst, Great Pond, Grand Lake Stream, Eastbrook, Eastport, Ellsworth, and Machias 324 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington and Interior Hancock. * From Midnight EDT tonight through Thursday evening. * Tropical moisture associated with the Remnants of Ida will bring heavy rainfall to the area. * Rainfall rates will rapidly increase Thursday morning with heavy rain persisting into Thursday afternoon. Rainfall rates will likely exceed 1 inch per hour at times Thursday. Rainfall totals of 1.50 to 3.00 inches are expected from late tonight into late Thursday evening. Locally greater totals are possible. These rainfall totals and rain rates could lead to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Sinko
5 follow-up statements
790 WGUS61 KCAR 012236 FFACAR Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 636 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 MEZ016-017-029-030-020645- /O.CON.KCAR.FF.A.0002.210902T0400Z-210903T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Orland, Perry, Castine, Wesley, Aurora, Princeton, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Calais, Dedham, Cherryfield, Amherst, Great Pond, Grand Lake Stream, Eastbrook, Eastport, Ellsworth, and Machias 636 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington and Interior Hancock. * From Midnight EDT tonight through Thursday evening. * Tropical moisture associated with the Remnants of Ida will bring heavy rainfall to the area. * Rainfall rates will rapidly increase Thursday morning with heavy rain persisting into Thursday afternoon. Rainfall rates will likely exceed 1 inch per hour at times Thursday. Rainfall totals of 1.50 to 3.00 inches are expected from late tonight into late Thursday evening. Locally higher amounts are possible. These rainfall totals and rain rates could lead to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ CB
342 WGUS61 KCAR 020115 FFACAR Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 915 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 MEZ016-017-029-030-021000- /O.CON.KCAR.FF.A.0002.210902T0400Z-210903T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Orland, Perry, Castine, Wesley, Aurora, Princeton, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Calais, Dedham, Cherryfield, Amherst, Great Pond, Grand Lake Stream, Eastbrook, Eastport, Ellsworth, and Machias 915 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine, including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington and Interior Hancock. * Through Thursday evening. * Tropical moisture associated with the Remnants of Ida will bring heavy rainfall to the area. * Rainfall rates will rapidly increase Thursday morning with heavy rain persisting into Thursday afternoon. Rainfall rates will likely exceed 1 inch per hour at times Thursday. Rainfall totals of 1.50 to 3.00 inches are expected from late tonight into late Thursday evening. Locally higher amounts are possible. These rainfall totals and rain rates could lead to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ CB
333 WGUS61 KCAR 020718 FFACAR Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 318 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 MEZ016-017-029-030-030000- /O.CON.KCAR.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210903T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Orland, Perry, Castine, Wesley, Aurora, Princeton, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Calais, Dedham, Cherryfield, Amherst, Great Pond, Grand Lake Stream, Eastbrook, Eastport, Ellsworth, and Machias 318 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington and Interior Hancock. * Through this evening. * Tropical moisture associated with the Remnants of Ida will bring heavy rainfall to the area. * Rainfall rates will rapidly increase Thursday morning with heavy rain persisting into Thursday afternoon. Rainfall rates will likely exceed 1 inch per hour at times Thursday. Rainfall totals of 2.00 to 4.00 inches are expected from late tonight into late Thursday evening. Locally higher amounts are possible. These rainfall totals and rain rates could lead to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Nouhan
561 WGUS61 KCAR 021318 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 918 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 MEZ016-029-021430- /O.CAN.KCAR.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210903T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Interior Hancock-Coastal Hancock- Including the cities of Orland, Castine, Aurora, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Dedham, Amherst, Great Pond, Eastbrook, and Ellsworth 918 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Hancock. In Interior DownEast Maine, Interior Hancock has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. $$ MEZ017-030-021900- /O.EXT.KCAR.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210902T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Washington-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Eastport, Perry, Princeton, Calais, Wesley, Grand Lake Stream, Machias, and Cherryfield 918 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington. * Until 3 PM EDT this afternoon. * Tropical moisture associated with the Remnants of Ida will continue to bring heavy rainfall to the area. * High rainfall rates will continue through early afternoon. Rainfall rates will likely exceed 1 inch per hour at times. Storm total rainfall of 2.00 to 3.50 inches is expected. Locally higher amounts are possible in far eastern Washington county. These rain rates and rainfall totals could lead to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Sinko
710 WGUS61 KCAR 021606 FFACAR Flood Watch National Weather Service Caribou ME 1206 PM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 MEZ017-030-021715- /O.CAN.KCAR.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210902T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Washington-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Eastport, Perry, Princeton, Calais, Wesley, Grand Lake Stream, Machias, and Cherryfield 1206 PM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for Portions of Coastal DownEast and Interior DownEast Maine., including the following areas, in Coastal DownEast Maine, Coastal Washington. In Interior DownEast Maine, Central Washington has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flash Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Pockets of heavy rain continue over portions of far eastern Washington county. Please continue to heed any potential road closures. $$ Sinko
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 36 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.