Alert archive / Maine / 2008
Weather alerts in Maine, August 2008
109 weather alerts in August 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 109
- Warnings
- 60
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest day
- August 16, 200829 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Penobscot | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:50 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 55 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:50 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo | 48 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Piscataquis | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Piscataquis, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Somerset | 110 min |
| Aug 2, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 9 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Somerset | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 11 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Lincoln | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 36 min | |
| Aug 3, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Hancock | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 67 min | |
| Aug 3, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 1:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 64 min | |
| Aug 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 28 min | |
| Aug 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | York | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Somerset | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 10:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | Oxford | 55 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Oxford | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | York | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Sagadahoc | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | York | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Somerset | 43 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 8 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 48 min | |
| Aug 9, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:46 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 20 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 109 min |
| Aug 10, 9:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin | 118 min |
| Aug 11, 4:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 116 min |
| Aug 12, 5:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 84 min |
| Aug 12, 12:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 108 min |
| Aug 12, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Somerset | 118 min |
| Aug 14, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 6:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 112 min |
| Aug 16, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 1:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Oxford | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Oxford | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Oxford | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 3:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 119 min |
| Aug 16, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 66 min | |
| Aug 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland | 113 min |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Oxford | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Oxford | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 92 min | |
| Aug 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Kennebec, Somerset | 119 min |
| Aug 16, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Waldo | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset | 117 min |
| Aug 16, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland | 118 min |
| Aug 18, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis, Somerset | 88 min |
| Aug 18, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 8:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 93 min |
| Aug 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 44 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 37 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 34 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.