Alert archive / Maine / 2016

Weather alerts in Maine, December 2016

145 weather alerts in December 2016, 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 December 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 145
Warnings: 30
Watches: 26
Advisories: 53
Busiest day: December 14, 201613 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
Dec 1, 4:04 AM EST	Storm Warning	CAR		6 hr
Dec 1, 5:13 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook	4 hr
Dec 1, 8:03 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	4 hr
Dec 1, 9:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	102 min
Dec 1, 11:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	115 min
Dec 1, 3:08 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		24 hr
Dec 1, 8:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	41 min
Dec 2, 8:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	60 min
Dec 3, 2:19 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		36 hr
Dec 7, 2:55 PM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		24 hr
Dec 7, 3:10 PM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		36 hr
Dec 8, 3:07 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		3 days
Dec 8, 3:41 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		29 hr
Dec 8, 2:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	61 min
Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		28 hr
Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford	61 min
Dec 8, 4:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR		47 min
Dec 8, 5:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR		31 min
Dec 8, 6:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	46 min
Dec 9, 8:51 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		11 hr
Dec 9, 7:36 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		26 hr
Dec 9, 10:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR		42 min
Dec 10, 3:06 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	20 hr
Dec 11, 3:12 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	41 hr
Dec 11, 3:25 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Franklin, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc and 3 more	36 hr
Dec 11, 3:26 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		12 hr
Dec 11, 5:26 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		9 hr
Dec 11, 11:12 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 2 more	28 hr
Dec 11, 2:26 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	19 hr
Dec 11, 2:33 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		25 hr
Dec 11, 2:33 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		46 hr
Dec 11, 3:05 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	19 hr
Dec 11, 3:06 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		31 hr
Dec 11, 3:06 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		45 hr
Dec 11, 3:18 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	24 hr
Dec 12, 4:25 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Oxford, Waldo	6 hr
Dec 13, 2:35 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	Cumberland, York	18 hr
Dec 13, 2:56 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		20 hr
Dec 13, 3:15 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		48 hr
Dec 14, 3:00 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		12 hr
Dec 14, 3:08 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		12 hr
Dec 14, 3:09 AM EST	Wind Chill Watch	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	12 hr
Dec 14, 4:34 AM EST	Wind Chill Watch	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	11 hr
Dec 14, 8:35 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	3 hr
Dec 14, 11:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	56 min
Dec 14, 2:52 PM EST	Storm Watch	CAR		12 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more	12 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 PM EST	Wind Chill Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	44 hr
Dec 14, 3:34 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		43 hr
Dec 14, 3:34 PM EST	Storm Watch	GYX		11 hr
Dec 14, 3:38 PM EST	Wind Chill Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	48 hr
Dec 14, 3:38 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	48 hr
Dec 15, 2:58 AM EST	Storm Warning	GYX		32 hr
Dec 15, 3:11 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		36 hr
Dec 15, 3:11 AM EST	Storm Warning	CAR		28 hr
Dec 15, 3:22 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more	30 hr
Dec 15, 5:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin	51 min
Dec 15, 8:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland, York	60 min
Dec 15, 10:00 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	14 hr
Dec 15, 10:07 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	2 hr
Dec 15, 10:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	24 min
Dec 15, 10:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford	23 min
Dec 15, 11:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford	52 min
Dec 15, 11:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Sagadahoc, York	53 min
Dec 15, 7:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Sagadahoc, York	61 min
Dec 16, 3:27 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	58 hr
Dec 16, 10:44 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		5 hr
Dec 16, 10:44 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		5 hr
Dec 16, 11:49 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	4 hr
Dec 16, 2:44 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		9 hr
Dec 16, 3:08 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	46 hr
Dec 17, 2:37 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		13 hr
Dec 17, 2:37 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		15 hr
Dec 17, 3:53 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		11 hr
Dec 17, 3:53 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		24 hr
Dec 17, 10:01 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, York	6 hr
Dec 17, 3:21 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		35 hr
Dec 17, 3:24 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		32 hr
Dec 17, 3:24 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		45 hr
Dec 17, 8:00 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	17 hr
Dec 18, 2:17 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot and 5 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:49 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	9 hr
Dec 18, 8:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	40 min
Dec 18, 10:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	70 min
Dec 18, 11:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	43 min
Dec 19, 2:58 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		10 hr
Dec 19, 2:37 PM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		14 hr
Dec 19, 2:50 PM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		13 hr
Dec 20, 3:52 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		35 hr
Dec 20, 4:22 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		35 hr
Dec 22, 2:49 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		33 hr
Dec 22, 3:08 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		28 hr
Dec 23, 2:31 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		12 hr
Dec 23, 2:31 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		12 hr
Dec 23, 2:57 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		48 hr
Dec 23, 2:57 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		61 hr
Dec 24, 3:00 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		36 hr
Dec 25, 8:09 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	7 hr
Dec 25, 3:15 PM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		11 hr
Dec 25, 3:15 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		11 hr
Dec 25, 3:16 PM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		12 hr
Dec 25, 3:16 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	37 hr
Dec 25, 4:05 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	39 hr
Dec 26, 2:41 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		34 hr
Dec 26, 2:41 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		47 hr
Dec 26, 3:34 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		36 hr
Dec 26, 3:34 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		48 hr
Dec 26, 3:42 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, York	24 hr
Dec 27, 3:27 PM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		24 hr
Dec 27, 3:27 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	24 hr
Dec 27, 4:03 PM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		10 hr
Dec 27, 4:19 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	23 hr
Dec 28, 2:10 AM EST	Storm Watch	CAR		14 hr
Dec 28, 3:44 AM EST	Storm Watch	GYX		2 min
Dec 28, 3:44 AM EST	Storm Watch	GYX		12 hr
Dec 28, 4:24 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 2 more	53 hr
Dec 28, 3:42 PM EST	Storm Warning	CAR		43 hr
Dec 28, 3:45 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		12 hr
Dec 28, 3:45 PM EST	Storm Warning	GYX		43 hr
Dec 28, 3:47 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more	47 hr
Dec 28, 3:48 PM EST	High Wind Watch	CAR	Hancock, Washington	11 hr
Dec 28, 3:48 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	44 hr
Dec 28, 3:48 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	42 hr
Dec 28, 3:53 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	39 hr
Dec 29, 2:41 AM EST	High Wind Warning	CAR	Hancock, Washington	31 hr
Dec 29, 2:46 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	22 hr
Dec 29, 3:14 AM EST	High Wind Warning	GYX	Knox, Waldo	28 hr
Dec 29, 3:41 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	21 hr
Dec 29, 9:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sagadahoc, York	82 min
Dec 29, 3:09 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York	6 hr
Dec 29, 7:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland, York	95 min
Dec 29, 8:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, York	86 min
Dec 29, 9:10 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford and 3 more	6 hr
Dec 29, 10:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Waldo, York	90 min
Dec 29, 10:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot, Washington	117 min
Dec 29, 11:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, York	92 min
Dec 30, 3:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	6 hr
Dec 30, 3:27 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		15 hr
Dec 30, 6:38 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	5 hr
Dec 30, 9:39 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	6 hr
Dec 30, 10:41 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		8 hr
Dec 30, 6:12 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		9 hr
Dec 30, 6:44 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		17 hr
Dec 31, 3:05 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		34 hr
Dec 31, 11:16 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		19 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Mesoscale Discussion	7
Special Weather Statement	27
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	3
Freezing Rain Advisory	3
Winter Weather Advisory	8
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	2
Wind Chill Watch	3
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	5
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
Coastal Flood Statement	2
Marine
Gale Warning	17
Storm Warning	5
Gale Watch	14
Storm Watch	5
Small Craft Advisory	28

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

Nearby

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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.