Alert archive / Maine / 2017
Weather alerts in Maine, January 2017
125 weather alerts in January 2017, 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 January 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 125
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 54
- Busiest day
- January 2, 201711 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 62 min |
| Jan 2, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:18 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:31 AM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 40 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 41 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 45 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 45 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 21 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 14 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:22 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 13 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:04 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Somerset | 92 min |
| Jan 4, 7:25 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:17 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 16 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 1:07 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 6, 1:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 68 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:32 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 45 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 45 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 37 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | Washington | 16 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:14 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 21 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:04 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | GYX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:13 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 18 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:18 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 16 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:44 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:05 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:43 AM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:47 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 8:46 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:24 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 11 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 29 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:40 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 20 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:43 PM EST | Storm Warning | CAR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 18 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:03 PM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:10 PM EST | High Wind Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 19 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 19 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:50 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jan 10, 8:20 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 10:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Somerset | 8 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:42 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 8:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 46 hr | |
| Jan 11, 10:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 65 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:49 PM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 13 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 59 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:08 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:02 AM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 21 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:55 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | York | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:25 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:34 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:08 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 29 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 29 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 41 min | |
| Jan 13, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 58 min |
| Jan 13, 3:12 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 23 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 25 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 21 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Cumberland, York | 12 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 40 min | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 49 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York | 32 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 38 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 29 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:39 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:39 AM EST | Storm Watch | GYX | 281 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:01 PM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:39 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 58 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 2:52 AM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 59 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 32 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:00 PM EST | Storm Warning | CAR | 46 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 38 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 22 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 28 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:10 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:10 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | York | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:50 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CAR | Hancock | 13 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Waldo and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:43 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, York | 19 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:02 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 14 hr | |
| Jan 24, 1:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 38 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 10:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 61 min |
| Jan 25, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 114 min |
| Jan 25, 3:44 PM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 73 min |
| Jan 25, 7:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 69 min |
| Jan 26, 2:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 56 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 4 days | |
| Jan 27, 8:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 63 min |
| Jan 27, 9:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec | 91 min |
| Jan 28, 3:16 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 30, 7:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 94 min |
| Jan 30, 9:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 72 min |
| Jan 30, 9:26 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 5 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 | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 7 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 19 |
| Storm Warning | 4 |
| Gale Watch | 10 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 27 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.