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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Caribou, ME

February 2, 2023Aroostook County, Penobscot County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2023, 12:24 PM EST for Aroostook County, Penobscot County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 3, 2023, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2023, 12:24 PM EST (17:24 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2023, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 4, 2023, 7:00 PM EST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 2:35 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningCAR61 hr
Feb 2, 2:41 AM ESTWind Chill WarningCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington60 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Maine, 2023Every blizzard warning in 2023

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.