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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME

June 24, 2026Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT for Washington County, Maine. It was in force for 24 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: Jun 24, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Caribou, ME
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Washington County, ME

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	51 min
Jun 24, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	32 min
Jun 24, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	32 min
Jun 24, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	25 min
Jun 24, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	52 min
Jun 24, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	50 min
Jun 24, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		40 min
Jun 24, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	47 min
Jun 24, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	45 min
Jun 24, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	38 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Maine, 2026 Every special weather statement in 2026

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.