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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Caribou, ME

May 22, 2022Penobscot County, Piscataquis County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT for Penobscot County, Piscataquis County, Maine. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Caribou, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 12:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 10:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 11:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 12:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 12:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1210 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1134 AM     HAIL             1 E ORIENT              45.82N 67.82W
05/22/2022  E0.25 INCH       AROOSTOOK          ME   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL MOSTLY SMALLER THAN PEA SIZE. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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Local storm report, May 22, 12:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1227 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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1212 PM     FLOOD            4 SW ORIENT             45.78N 67.91W
05/22/2022                   AROOSTOOK          ME   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. FLOODING OF NUMBER 9 ROAD
            IN SELDEN AT LAKE BROOK FROM HEAVY RAIN.
            ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

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Special weather statement, May 22, 12:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	28 min
May 21, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	37 min
May 22, 12:41 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	11 hr
May 22, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	31 min
May 22, 10:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	24 min
May 22, 10:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		48 min
May 22, 10:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		64 min
May 22, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	45 min
May 22, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	2 hr
May 22, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		35 min
May 22, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Piscataquis	46 min
May 22, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	51 min
May 22, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	43 min
May 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	47 min
May 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	41 min
May 22, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot	42 min
May 22, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	39 min
May 22, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	40 min
May 22, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	49 min
May 22, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	11 min
May 22, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Waldo	29 min
May 22, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	42 min
May 22, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	43 min
May 22, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	24 min
May 22, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.