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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
County Aroostook County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 16, 11:19 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 11:19 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 332 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-170745- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock- Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- 332 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop again this afternoon. A few of the stronger showers and storms may produce gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. 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>052-170745- 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- 332 AM EDT Sun May 16 2021 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...Monday through Saturday. 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, May 16, 1:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 146 PM EDT Sun May 16 2021 MEZ002-005-006-161815- Southeast Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot- 146 PM EDT Sun May 16 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AROOSTOOK AND NORTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... At 145 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Moosehorn Crossing, or 24 miles north of Patten, moving northeast at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Masardis, Oxbow, Moosehorn Crossing, Grand Lake Seboeis and Saint Croix. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. LAT...LON 4621 6859 4634 6878 4657 6854 4638 6826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 224DEG 14KT 4633 6862 Duda
Special weather statement, May 16, 2:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 233 PM EDT Sun May 16 2021 MEZ002-005-006-161900- Southeast Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot- 233 PM EDT Sun May 16 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY... At 232 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Oxbow, or 24 miles south of Portage, moving northeast at 5 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Ashland, Masardis, Oxbow, Scopan, Squa Pan and Saint Croix. This includes State Highway 11 between Masardis and Squapan. LAT...LON 4629 6843 4643 6860 4660 6840 4639 6815 TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 229DEG 6KT 4641 6844 Duda
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 26 min |
| May 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 29 min |
| May 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 35 min |
| May 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 31 min |
| May 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 37 min |
| May 16, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 36 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 48 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.