Alert archive / Maine / 2021
Weather alerts in Maine, May 2021
96 weather alerts in May 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest day
- May 16, 202121 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, 3:29 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Cumberland, York | 29 hr |
| May 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 23 hr | |
| May 7, 2:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 16 hr |
| May 8, 2:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 19 hr | |
| May 11, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 62 min |
| May 11, 10:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 59 min | |
| May 11, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 67 min |
| May 11, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 65 min |
| May 11, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 62 min |
| May 12, 3:30 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, York | 28 hr |
| May 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sagadahoc | 46 min |
| May 13, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 42 min |
| May 14, 3:31 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 28 hr |
| May 15, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 26 min |
| May 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 22 min |
| May 15, 8:09 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 24 hr |
| May 16, 11:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 26 min |
| May 16, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 30 min |
| May 16, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 32 min |
| May 16, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 37 min |
| May 16, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 26 min |
| May 16, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 38 min |
| May 16, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 27 min |
| May 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 29 min |
| May 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 30 min |
| May 16, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Lincoln | 35 min |
| May 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 59 min | |
| May 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 27 min |
| May 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sagadahoc | 33 min |
| May 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 35 min |
| May 16, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 23 min |
| May 16, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 32 min |
| May 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 31 min |
| May 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 37 min |
| May 16, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot | 36 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 48 min |
| May 17, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 27 min |
| May 17, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 23 min |
| May 17, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 30 min |
| May 17, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 26 min |
| May 17, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 37 min | |
| May 17, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin | 34 min |
| May 17, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 43 min |
| May 17, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 31 min |
| May 17, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 33 min |
| May 20, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 42 min |
| May 21, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 46 min |
| May 21, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 44 min | |
| May 21, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 23 min |
| May 21, 3:30 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 29 hr |
| May 21, 3:31 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 28 hr |
| May 21, 3:32 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 38 hr | |
| May 21, 3:32 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 58 hr | |
| May 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | York | 5 hr |
| May 22, 9:11 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 23 hr |
| May 22, 10:14 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 22 hr |
| May 23, 6:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 15 hr | |
| May 23, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Waldo | 50 min |
| May 23, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland | 52 min |
| May 23, 2:28 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 17 hr |
| May 23, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 43 min |
| May 23, 3:08 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 16 hr |
| May 24, 3:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 3 days | |
| May 24, 4:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 3 days | |
| May 25, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 60 min |
| May 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cumberland, Oxford, York | 54 min |
| May 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 37 min | |
| May 26, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cumberland, Oxford, York | 5 hr |
| May 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 46 min | |
| May 26, 6:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cumberland, Oxford, York | 113 min |
| May 26, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Oxford, York | 60 min |
| May 26, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 61 min |
| May 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 85 min | |
| May 26, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 52 min |
| May 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 22 min |
| May 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 28 min | |
| May 26, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox | 24 min |
| May 26, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 33 min |
| May 26, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 30 min |
| May 26, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 23 min |
| May 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 26 min |
| May 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 30 min | |
| May 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 32 min | |
| May 27, 2:49 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 27 hr |
| May 27, 2:49 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 27 hr |
| May 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 28 hr |
| May 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 28 hr |
| May 28, 6:03 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 24 hr |
| May 28, 6:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot | 24 hr |
| May 28, 12:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 71 hr | |
| May 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 51 hr | |
| May 29, 3:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 15 hr |
| May 29, 6:43 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | York | 9 hr |
| May 29, 10:11 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 31 hr | |
| May 30, 3:20 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, York | 17 hr |
| May 31, 2:52 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 8 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 51 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 7 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20202022
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.