Alert archive / Maine / 2017
Weather alerts in Maine, March 2017
161 weather alerts in March 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 March 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 161
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 69
- Busiest day
- March 9, 201719 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:46 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 40 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:27 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 1:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 4:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 46 min | |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 63 min | |
| Mar 2, 7:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 63 min | |
| Mar 3, 3:05 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 54 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:10 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:28 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:28 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | GYX | 53 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 302 days |
| Mar 3, 2:49 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 44 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:56 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 3, 7:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 41 min |
| Mar 3, 8:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 8:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 26 min |
| Mar 4, 2:56 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 30 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:52 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | CAR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 5, 8:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 19 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:03 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 33 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:09 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 27 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 25 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:44 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 20 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:12 PM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 7, 5:09 PM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 19 hr | |
| Mar 8, 12:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:34 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford, York | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 5:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, York | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 6:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo | 22 min |
| Mar 9, 1:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 84 min |
| Mar 9, 5:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 76 min |
| Mar 9, 8:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, York | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 31 min |
| Mar 9, 9:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 59 min |
| Mar 9, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 9, 9:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 66 min |
| Mar 9, 10:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 10:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 65 min |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 11:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 27 min |
| Mar 9, 11:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 32 min |
| Mar 9, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 37 min | |
| Mar 9, 1:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 57 min |
| Mar 9, 2:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 52 min |
| Mar 9, 3:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 64 min |
| Mar 9, 4:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 6:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 61 min |
| Mar 9, 6:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Mar 9, 7:09 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 4 hr | |
| Mar 9, 7:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 57 min |
| Mar 9, 8:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 79 min |
| Mar 9, 9:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 74 min |
| Mar 9, 10:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 57 min |
| Mar 9, 11:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 3 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:39 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 49 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:39 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | CAR | 25 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:39 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 53 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:54 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:54 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | GYX | 33 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | CAR | Somerset | 41 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 41 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:24 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | CAR | 31 hr | |
| Mar 11, 12:06 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | GYX | 22 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:33 AM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | GYX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:20 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CAR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:25 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 29 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:03 AM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 21 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:09 PM EDT | Gale Watch | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:09 PM EDT | Storm Watch | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:38 AM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:38 AM EDT | Storm Warning | GYX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:39 AM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 43 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:58 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:19 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 55 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Blizzard Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:00 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:34 PM EDT | Blizzard Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:04 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:13 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:13 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:44 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:52 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:06 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CAR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 2:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:26 AM EDT | Gale Watch | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:46 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:47 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:47 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:50 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 56 hr | |
| Mar 20, 12:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 3 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 9:12 PM EDT | Gale Watch | CAR | 6 hr | |
| Mar 20, 9:19 PM EDT | Gale Watch | GYX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:51 AM EDT | Gale Watch | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:51 AM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 53 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:36 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 55 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:59 PM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | GYX | 43 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:04 PM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | CAR | 44 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:28 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 30 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:31 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 72 min |
| Mar 22, 6:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford | 82 min |
| Mar 22, 7:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 96 min |
| Mar 22, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 54 min |
| Mar 22, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo | 29 min |
| Mar 22, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 9:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 50 min | |
| Mar 22, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 49 min |
| Mar 22, 10:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Mar 22, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 9:21 PM EDT | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 23, 10:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:17 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 20 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 26 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 4 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:08 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 31 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 26, 9:14 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:14 PM EDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:11 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 99 min |
| Mar 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:58 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CAR | 8 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 5:51 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 42 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:56 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York | 35 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:57 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc, York | 51 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:21 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc | 39 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 47 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 46 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 16 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 4 |
| Storm Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 10 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 9 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 26 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 7 |
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.