Alert archive / Maine / 2020

Weather alerts in Maine, May 2020

95 weather alerts in May 2020, 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 95
Warnings: 20
Watches: 6
Advisories: 33
Busiest day: May 27, 202013 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
May 1, 1:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GYX	Oxford	6 hr
May 3, 11:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		35 min
May 4, 1:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		19 min
May 4, 2:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	45 min
May 4, 2:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	46 min
May 4, 3:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		33 hr
May 4, 3:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		31 hr
May 4, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		52 min
May 4, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	25 min
May 4, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		75 min
May 4, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	25 min
May 6, 3:48 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	York	21 hr
May 7, 3:11 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	24 hr
May 7, 3:29 PM EDT	Gale Watch	GYX		24 hr
May 7, 3:39 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	9 hr
May 7, 3:39 PM EDT	Gale Watch	CAR		24 hr
May 8, 3:08 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Somerset	42 hr
May 8, 3:11 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	23 hr
May 8, 4:26 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	42 hr
May 8, 4:30 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	23 hr
May 8, 3:15 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	11 hr
May 8, 3:30 PM EDT	Gale Warning	CAR		45 hr
May 8, 3:35 PM EDT	Gale Warning	GYX		45 hr
May 8, 3:51 PM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Washington	33 hr
May 8, 8:24 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	24 hr
May 9, 11:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		82 min
May 9, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		3 hr
May 9, 3:00 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	15 hr
May 10, 3:19 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		17 hr
May 10, 12:32 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		12 hr
May 11, 4:02 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset	29 hr
May 11, 12:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	York	3 hr
May 11, 3:23 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		48 hr
May 11, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	69 min
May 12, 3:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		34 hr
May 12, 10:07 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	5 hr
May 12, 3:00 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	16 hr
May 12, 3:21 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	York	15 hr
May 12, 3:21 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	15 hr
May 13, 2:54 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	16 hr
May 13, 3:21 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CAR	Hancock	16 hr
May 13, 3:21 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	16 hr
May 20, 3:23 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	CAR		12 hr
May 20, 3:23 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		32 hr
May 20, 3:53 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	GYX		14 hr
May 21, 3:44 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	CAR		15 hr
May 21, 5:35 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GYX		13 hr
May 21, 3:10 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	GYX		12 hr
May 21, 3:12 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	29 hr
May 21, 3:35 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	CAR		12 hr
May 21, 3:38 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	28 hr
May 22, 2:52 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		5 hr
May 22, 3:15 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	CAR		16 hr
May 22, 3:19 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GYX		16 hr
May 22, 8:45 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		26 hr
May 23, 2:55 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		14 hr
May 23, 3:01 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	27 hr
May 23, 2:58 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	16 hr
May 24, 3:06 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford	16 hr
May 25, 10:15 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more	10 hr
May 26, 9:17 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	12 hr
May 27, 11:38 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	8 hr
May 27, 11:46 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	8 hr
May 27, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	29 min
May 27, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	21 min
May 27, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook	44 min
May 27, 2:27 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	93 min
May 27, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	39 min
May 27, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook	29 min
May 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		71 hr
May 27, 4:26 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		3 days
May 27, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	45 min
May 27, 5:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	3 hr
May 28, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		36 min
May 28, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		40 min
May 29, 3:29 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GYX	Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo	15 hr
May 29, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	35 min
May 29, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	52 min
May 29, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	52 min
May 29, 7:59 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	11 hr
May 29, 8:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	119 min
May 29, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Piscataquis	43 min
May 29, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	37 min
May 29, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	57 min
May 29, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	42 min
May 29, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	33 min
May 29, 10:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	52 min
May 30, 9:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		64 min
May 30, 10:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	22 min
May 30, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	43 min
May 30, 10:00 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		5 hr
May 31, 2:59 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	17 hr
May 31, 2:56 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, Somerset, York	15 hr
May 31, 3:26 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	15 hr
May 31, 3:26 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset	15 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	6
Mesoscale Discussion	3
Special Weather Statement	25
Flooding
River Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Frost Advisory	7
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
Beach Hazards Statement	5
Coastal Flood Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	2
Gale Watch	2
Small Craft Advisory	13

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.