Alert archive / Maine / 2022

Weather alerts in Maine, December 2022

126 weather alerts in December 2022, 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 December 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 126
Warnings: 44
Watches: 21
Advisories: 40
Busiest day: December 23, 202218 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
Nov 30, 7:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc, York	53 min
Nov 30, 9:01 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	3 hr
Nov 30, 10:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Oxford	2 hr
Nov 30, 11:43 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		21 hr
Dec 1, 3:35 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	19 hr
Dec 1, 12:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	30 min
Dec 1, 12:44 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot	46 min
Dec 1, 12:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	30 min
Dec 1, 1:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec, Waldo	29 min
Dec 1, 1:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec, Waldo	28 min
Dec 1, 2:09 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	CAR	Aroostook	19 min
Dec 1, 3:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	29 min
Dec 1, 3:48 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	CAR	Aroostook	27 min
Dec 1, 3:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	38 min
Dec 1, 4:11 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	CAR	Aroostook	34 min
Dec 1, 4:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Washington	46 min
Dec 1, 7:00 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		8 hr
Dec 1, 8:53 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		12 hr
Dec 2, 3:06 AM EST	High Wind Watch	CAR	Hancock, Washington	12 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		12 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		13 hr
Dec 2, 3:06 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo	27 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		33 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 PM EST	Storm Warning	CAR		27 hr
Dec 2, 3:12 PM EST	High Wind Warning	CAR	Hancock, Washington	29 hr
Dec 2, 3:12 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	27 hr
Dec 2, 3:58 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		33 hr
Dec 3, 5:03 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	75 min
Dec 3, 7:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin, Kennebec	57 min
Dec 3, 9:19 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		20 hr
Dec 4, 12:46 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		14 hr
Dec 6, 3:04 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		5 days
Dec 6, 8:41 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		6 days
Dec 7, 5:33 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	57 min
Dec 8, 2:59 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		24 hr
Dec 8, 4:05 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		23 hr
Dec 9, 2:45 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		24 hr
Dec 9, 3:06 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		24 hr
Dec 11, 2:50 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		54 hr
Dec 12, 3:29 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		23 hr
Dec 12, 3:10 PM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		12 hr
Dec 13, 2:46 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		43 hr
Dec 13, 2:47 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		42 hr
Dec 13, 12:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR		47 min
Dec 13, 2:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	45 min
Dec 13, 2:53 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more	24 hr
Dec 13, 3:20 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	23 hr
Dec 13, 4:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	47 min
Dec 13, 5:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	40 min
Dec 13, 7:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	35 min
Dec 13, 8:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	42 min
Dec 13, 8:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	48 min
Dec 13, 9:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	50 min
Dec 13, 10:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	62 min
Dec 13, 11:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	43 min
Dec 14, 10:03 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	29 hr
Dec 14, 9:09 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		6 hr
Dec 14, 9:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		6 hr
Dec 15, 3:02 AM EST	Gale Watch	CAR		13 hr
Dec 15, 3:14 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	24 hr
Dec 15, 3:43 AM EST	Gale Watch	GYX		11 hr
Dec 15, 3:43 AM EST	Storm Watch	GYX		11 hr
Dec 15, 8:41 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 2 more	63 hr
Dec 15, 2:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo	48 hr
Dec 15, 3:02 PM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		51 hr
Dec 15, 4:13 PM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		52 hr
Dec 16, 3:28 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	24 hr
Dec 16, 3:28 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	3 days
Dec 16, 3:28 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	32 hr
Dec 17, 3:13 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	24 hr
Dec 17, 3:38 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		2 hr
Dec 17, 7:37 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		71 hr
Dec 17, 8:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		70 hr
Dec 18, 2:54 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		64 hr
Dec 18, 3:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		51 hr
Dec 21, 2:46 AM EST	Storm Watch	GYX		13 hr
Dec 21, 2:59 AM EST	High Wind Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	33 hr
Dec 21, 3:18 AM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	25 hr
Dec 21, 8:48 AM EST	High Wind Watch	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	20 hr
Dec 21, 8:48 AM EST	Storm Watch	CAR		6 hr
Dec 21, 8:52 AM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	CAR	Hancock, Washington	32 hr
Dec 21, 8:53 AM EST	Flood Watch	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington	67 hr
Dec 21, 3:03 PM EST	Storm Warning	CAR		61 hr
Dec 21, 3:15 PM EST	Flood Watch	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	57 hr
Dec 21, 3:40 PM EST	Storm Warning	GYX		60 hr
Dec 22, 3:27 AM EST	High Wind Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more	44 hr
Dec 22, 4:19 AM EST	High Wind Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	48 hr
Dec 22, 4:24 AM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	33 hr
Dec 22, 11:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford	36 hr
Dec 22, 2:25 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	30 hr
Dec 22, 3:15 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset	21 hr
Dec 22, 4:23 PM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	CAR	Hancock, Washington	20 hr
Dec 23, 5:14 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 4 more	7 hr
Dec 23, 6:34 AM EST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	GYX		18 hr
Dec 23, 9:19 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Cumberland	2 hr
Dec 23, 11:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Kennebec, Sagadahoc	33 hr
Dec 23, 11:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Kennebec, Somerset	21 days
Dec 23, 11:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Kennebec	39 hr
Dec 23, 11:04 AM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Kennebec	50 hr
Dec 23, 12:04 PM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	CAR	Hancock, Washington	12 hr
Dec 23, 12:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 1 more	21 hr
Dec 23, 12:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford and 4 more	15 hr
Dec 23, 12:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford	28 hr
Dec 23, 12:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	GYX	Oxford	18 hr
Dec 23, 1:13 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	11 hr
Dec 23, 2:10 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	10 hr
Dec 23, 3:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CAR	Piscataquis, Somerset	52 min
Dec 23, 4:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	8 hr
Dec 23, 5:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GYX	York	57 min
Dec 23, 6:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	4 hr
Dec 23, 10:20 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CAR	Penobscot	83 min
Dec 24, 12:18 AM EST	Gale Warning	GYX		40 hr
Dec 24, 3:37 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	9 hr
Dec 24, 4:37 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	8 hr
Dec 24, 5:02 AM EST	Gale Warning	CAR		34 hr
Dec 24, 6:58 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		56 hr
Dec 25, 3:04 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		36 hr
Dec 27, 3:07 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		18 hr
Dec 27, 12:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	60 min
Dec 27, 1:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	45 min
Dec 27, 2:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAR		58 min
Dec 27, 3:54 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Penobscot	23 hr
Dec 28, 1:18 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		10 hr
Dec 28, 2:36 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Penobscot	4 days
Dec 28, 2:37 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	26 hr
Dec 31, 3:07 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	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	3
Special Weather Statement	21
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	8
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	4
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	3
Wind Advisory	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	3
Coastal Flood Watch	2
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	11
Hurricane Force Wind Warning	1
Storm Warning	3
Gale Watch	8
Storm Watch	3
Small Craft Advisory	18

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

Nearby

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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.