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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Jun 5, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 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 Jun 5, 6:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 517 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-060930- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis- Northern Washington- 517 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Strong thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into the evening with a few storms possibly becoming severe with the heaviest activity being across the Central Highlands into Interior Downeast Maine. Some of the stronger storms could contain damaging winds and hail along with heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Record high temperatures are possible Monday with forecast high temperatures in the low to mid 90s away from the coast. The combination of high temperatures and humidity may lead to heat related illnesses if precautions are not taken. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ029-030-060930- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 517 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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>052-060930- 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- 517 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 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...Sunday through Friday. 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 449 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MEZ005-006-052115- Southeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot- 449 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... At 449 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of Oxbow, or 20 miles north of Patten, moving east at 40 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Smyrna, Dudley Township, Merrill, Saint Croix, Dudley, Webbertown and Moro Plantation. This includes State Highway 11 near Knowles Corner. LAT...LON 4623 6862 4638 6860 4635 6808 4615 6812 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 273DEG 33KT 4629 6849 Sinko
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 7:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 7:12 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 24 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.