Alert archive / Maine / 2022

Weather alerts in Maine, May 2022

117 weather alerts in May 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 May 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 117
Warnings: 29
Watches: 2
Advisories: 35
Busiest day: May 22, 202244 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, 12:35 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	6 hr
May 6, 3:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		6 days
May 7, 3:15 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		11 hr
May 7, 6:53 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		5 days
May 8, 2:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		4 days
May 8, 2:27 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	16 hr
May 9, 2:23 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	16 hr
May 10, 3:30 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GYX		16 hr
May 10, 2:49 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, Oxford, York	15 hr
May 12, 7:58 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more	12 hr
May 13, 10:14 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	CAR		9 hr
May 14, 3:36 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	16 hr
May 14, 3:49 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	16 hr
May 14, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	36 min
May 15, 2:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Washington	3 hr
May 16, 3:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		53 hr
May 16, 3:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		58 hr
May 16, 5:45 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Penobscot, Washington	3 hr
May 16, 5:52 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GYX	Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo	3 hr
May 16, 3:48 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	9 hr
May 16, 3:55 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	CAR	Washington	9 hr
May 16, 8:36 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Hancock, Washington	6 hr
May 17, 6:32 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	GYX	Cumberland, York	7 hr
May 18, 3:54 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		5 hr
May 20, 2:56 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		27 hr
May 20, 4:00 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		27 hr
May 21, 6:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		57 min
May 21, 7:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		94 min
May 21, 2:47 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis, Somerset	118 min
May 21, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		38 min
May 21, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Piscataquis, Somerset	6 hr
May 21, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CAR	Aroostook	47 min
May 21, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook	48 min
May 21, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	25 min
May 21, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		29 min
May 21, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		35 min
May 21, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook	23 min
May 21, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		37 min
May 21, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	27 min
May 21, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	25 min
May 21, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		36 min
May 21, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Piscataquis, Somerset	38 min
May 21, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		50 min
May 21, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	65 min
May 21, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	59 min
May 21, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	42 min
May 21, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	36 min
May 21, 7:24 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	2 hr
May 21, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Piscataquis	45 min
May 21, 7:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	16 min
May 21, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	53 min
May 21, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	33 min
May 21, 8:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	44 min
May 21, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	28 min
May 21, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	37 min
May 22, 12:30 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 3 more	9 hr
May 22, 12:41 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington	11 hr
May 22, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	31 min
May 22, 10:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	24 min
May 22, 10:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		48 min
May 22, 10:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		64 min
May 22, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	45 min
May 22, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	2 hr
May 22, 12:30 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	3 hr
May 22, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		35 min
May 22, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Somerset	29 min
May 22, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Somerset	32 min
May 22, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Piscataquis	46 min
May 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot and 2 more	7 hr
May 22, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	39 min
May 22, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	51 min
May 22, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	37 min
May 22, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Oxford	31 min
May 22, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	43 min
May 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Piscataquis	47 min
May 22, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford	31 min
May 22, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Somerset	102 min
May 22, 4:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and 4 more	85 min
May 22, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford	33 min
May 22, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GYX	Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset	45 min
May 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	41 min
May 22, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	23 min
May 22, 5:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset	112 min
May 22, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot	42 min
May 22, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Somerset	26 min
May 22, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot, Piscataquis	39 min
May 22, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Kennebec, Waldo	37 min
May 22, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	40 min
May 22, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	49 min
May 22, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	11 min
May 22, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Waldo	29 min
May 22, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Penobscot	42 min
May 22, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo	50 min
May 22, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAR	Penobscot	43 min
May 22, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	24 min
May 22, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Aroostook	32 min
May 22, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	33 min
May 22, 8:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	49 min
May 22, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	26 min
May 22, 10:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	39 min
May 22, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	60 min
May 23, 2:46 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	27 hr
May 23, 3:28 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	16 hr
May 25, 3:01 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		3 days
May 25, 3:36 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		3 days
May 27, 3:29 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CAR	Hancock, Washington	3 days
May 27, 3:46 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GYX	Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York	3 days
May 28, 2:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Piscataquis	4 hr
May 28, 3:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CAR	Aroostook	3 hr
May 28, 5:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	66 min
May 28, 9:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAR	Aroostook	4 hr
May 28, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR		39 min
May 28, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Androscoggin	29 min
May 28, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAR	Hancock	47 min
May 30, 2:58 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CAR		18 hr
May 31, 3:11 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		8 hr
May 31, 3:20 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	CAR	Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset	27 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	25
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	4
Special Weather Statement	41
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Cold
Frost Advisory	7
Fire
Red Flag Warning	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	1
Beach Hazards Statement	4
Coastal Flood Statement	2
Marine
Small Craft Advisory	13

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.