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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2023, 5:14 PM EDT for Washington County, Maine. It was in force for 3 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
- Jul 5, 2023, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2023, 7:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
242 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023
MEZ029-030-051915-
Coastal Hancock ME-Coastal Washington ME-
242 PM EDT Wed Jul 5 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Washington and southeastern Hancock Counties through 315 PM EDT...
At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cherryfield, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cherryfield, Steuben, Deblois, Millbridge and Sullivan.
This includes US Highway 1 between MIllbridge and Cherryfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
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.
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LAT...LON 4466 6812 4468 6804 4467 6802 4469 6798
4469 6793 4453 6787 4452 6815
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 356DEG 11KT 4461 6805
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SinkoSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 3:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 8:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 10 min |
| Jul 4, 8:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 103 min |
| Jul 4, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 37 min | |
| Jul 4, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 47 min | |
| Jul 5, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 27 min |
| Jul 5, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 18 min |
| Jul 5, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 42 min |
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