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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2021, 12:35 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It was in force for 55 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
- Jul 23, 2021, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
County Aroostook County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 23, 9:10 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:10 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 402 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 MEZ001-003-004-010-015-016-031-240815- Northwest Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis- Central Piscataquis-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Southern Piscataquis- 402 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley 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. MEZ029-030-240815- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 402 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING 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...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>052-240815- 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- 402 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 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...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. MEZ002-005-006-011-017-032-240815- Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Penobscot-Central Washington-Northern Washington- 402 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. Some of the stronger showers may contain brief, heavy downpours, as well as pea size hail. .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.
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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 11:44 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 1232 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 MEZ002-004-005-231730- Northern Piscataquis-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot- 1232 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PISCATAQUIS... SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND NORTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... At 1231 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Moosehorn Crossing, or 27 miles northwest of Patten, moving south at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Patten, Mount Katahdin, Mount Chase, Oxbow, South Branch Pond, Shin Pond, Baxter State Park, Moosehorn Crossing, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Stacyville, Grand Lake Seboeis, Grand Lake Matagamon and Katahdin Lake. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Heavy downpours may cause ponding of water on roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 4648 6900 4647 6853 4589 6849 4591 6916 TIME...MOT...LOC 1631Z 004DEG 18KT 4630 6881 LaFlash
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 12:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021
MEZ002-231730-
Northeast Aroostook-
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
At 1234 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Madawaska Lake, or 7 miles southwest of Van Buren, moving south at
15 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Van Buren,
Mapleton, Washburn, Woodland, Madawaska Lake, Loring, New Sweden,
Connor, Castle Hill, Perham, Caswell, Wade, Stockholm, Hamlin,
Westmanland and Cyr Plantation.
This includes US Highway 1 between Caribou and Van Buren.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy downpours may cause ponding of water on roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4715 6792 4673 6785 4674 6834 4716 6819
4716 6793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 002DEG 12KT 4709 6806
LaFlashThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 3:58 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 16 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 60 min | |
| Jul 23, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 11:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 56 min |
| Jul 23, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Somerset | 30 min |
| Jul 23, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 57 min | |
| Jul 23, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 63 min |
| Jul 23, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 65 min |
| Jul 23, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 63 min |
| Jul 23, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 61 min |
| Jul 23, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 66 min |
| Jul 23, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 61 min |
| Jul 23, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 57 min | |
| Jul 23, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 76 min |
| Jul 23, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 82 min |
| Jul 23, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 71 min |
| Jul 23, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 74 min |
| Jul 23, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 53 min |
| Jul 23, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 52 min |
| Jul 23, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 35 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.