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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2021, 8:04 AM EDT for Piscataquis County, Maine. It was in force for 26 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 30, 2021, 8:04 AM EDT (12:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2021, 8:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
County Piscataquis County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 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 30, 7:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 429 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021 MEZ001>003-010830- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- 429 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms may become strong this afternoon with gusty winds and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. MEZ004>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-010830- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis- Northern Washington- 429 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this morning and afternoon. Storms may contain damaging winds, small hail, and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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>052-010830- 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- 429 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. MEZ029-030-010830- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 429 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon. Storms may contain gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall. An isolated damaging wind gusts is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 30, 8:04 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
804 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
MEZ004>006-301230-
Southeast Aroostook-Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-
804 AM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL
PISCATAQUIS AND NORTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...
At 804 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Katahdin Woods and Waters National
Monument to near Mount Katahdin to 7 miles south of Ripogenus.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Patten, Mount Katahdin, Sherman, Mount Chase, Katahdin Woods and
Waters National Monument, Baxter State Park, Stacyville, Crystal,
Dyer Brook, Hersey and Katahdin Lake.
This includes State Highway 11 near Patten.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4577 6918 4585 6904 4606 6883 4610 6824
4592 6841 4576 6870 4574 6913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1204Z 260DEG 39KT 4602 6875 4588 6890 4578 6913
SinkoThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 30, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 34 min | |
| Jun 30, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 9:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 43 min | |
| Jun 30, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 57 min | |
| Jun 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 41 min |
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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.