Alert archive / Maine / Aroostook County
Weather alerts in Aroostook County, Maine, 2024
115 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Aroostook County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 50
- Busiest month
- July19 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 30, 202412 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Aroostook County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them.
Aroostook County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 8 | 56% | 27 | 48% | 24 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 14 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Caribou, ME: tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Caribou, ME: severe thunderstorm warnings | 45 | 26 | 42% | 141 | 77% | 21 min |
| NWS Caribou, ME: flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 22 | 23% | 122 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 12:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 64 min |
| Jan 8, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | 24 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 33 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 39 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 33 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | 18 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 27 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 28 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 36 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 58 min |
| Feb 26, 5:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 42 min |
| Feb 26, 5:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 40 min |
| Feb 26, 6:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 3:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | CAR | 35 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | 35 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:29 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:12 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:55 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:47 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 28 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:08 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | 20 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:11 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 47 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:13 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | 53 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:01 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:12 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 9 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:02 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 30 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:11 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | 16 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:06 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAR | 60 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAR | 33 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 60 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 60 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 43 min |
| May 23, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 23, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 39 min |
| May 23, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 45 min |
| May 23, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 47 min |
| May 23, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 16 min |
| May 23, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 39 min |
| May 30, 3:28 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | 14 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAR | 53 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAR | 23 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 30, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAR | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | 44 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 12:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 10 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 112 min |
| Jul 16, 8:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 42 min |
| Jul 17, 7:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:33 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 40 min |
| Jul 30, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 52 min |
| Jul 30, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 5:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | 113 min |
| Aug 16, 5:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:13 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 11 hr |
| Oct 12, 6:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | 10 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 43 min |
| Nov 6, 1:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 50 min |
| Nov 8, 2:22 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | 32 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 64 min |
| Nov 14, 2:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 31 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 40 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | 24 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 51 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | 39 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 9 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 43 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM EST | Flood Watch | CAR | 39 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM EST | High Wind Warning | CAR | 36 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | 15 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:31 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 13 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 46 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | 41 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:27 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | 18 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 | 18 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.