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Gale Warning 5, NWS Caribou, ME

January 22, 2026

NWS Caribou, ME issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2026, 1:02 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 48 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
Jan 22, 2026, 1:02 AM EST (06:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2026, 12:48 PM EST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 12:44 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryCARHancock, Penobscot, Washington45 hr
Jan 22, 12:44 PM ESTExtreme Cold WarningCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington45 hr
Jan 22, 12:46 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningCAR48 hr
Jan 22, 5:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCARPenobscot49 min
Jan 22, 6:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCARWaldo55 min
Jan 22, 6:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCARWashington93 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.