Alert archive / Maine / 2018
Weather alerts in Maine, August 2018
147 weather alerts in August 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 147
- Warnings
- 46
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest day
- August 7, 201830 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 28 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:56 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | York | 10 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cumberland, York | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 23 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sagadahoc | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | York | 118 min |
| Aug 3, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, York | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 66 min | |
| Aug 4, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 6:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Piscataquis | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 28 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 51 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 14 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 3:26 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 15 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 51 min | |
| Aug 7, 6:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 6:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 7:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 8:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and 6 more | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 40 min | |
| Aug 7, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 23 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, York | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Waldo | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sagadahoc | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 22 min |
| Aug 7, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Waldo | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Waldo | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 8:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 119 min |
| Aug 7, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 8:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Oxford | 114 min |
| Aug 8, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Oxford | 81 min |
| Aug 9, 12:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Waldo | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 39 min |
| Aug 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 67 min | |
| Aug 9, 4:22 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 28 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:03 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, York | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:08 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 24 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:02 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, York | 11 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, York | 14 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 65 min |
| Aug 15, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 3:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Waldo | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 12:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 84 min | |
| Aug 16, 1:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 61 min | |
| Aug 16, 1:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CAR | 50 min | |
| Aug 16, 3:20 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 29 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 29 hr |
| Aug 21, 6:01 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:58 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CAR | 33 hr | |
| Aug 22, 6:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 20 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 29 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:48 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 23 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:08 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 24 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:59 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 65 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 33 min | |
| Aug 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 28 min | |
| Aug 28, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 29, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Somerset | 56 min |
| Aug 29, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Piscataquis, Somerset | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Piscataquis, Somerset | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 54 min |
| Aug 29, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 63 min |
| Aug 29, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 60 min |
| Aug 29, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 64 min |
| Aug 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and 2 more | 89 min |
| Aug 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and 2 more | 89 min |
| Aug 29, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 41 min | |
| Aug 29, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 37 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 | 34 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 61 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 9 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 2 |
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.