Alert archive / Maine / Cumberland County

Weather alerts in Cumberland County, Maine, 2020

222 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Cumberland County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
222
Warnings
56
Watches
19
Advisories
86
Busiest month
July54 alerts
Busiest day
July 8, 202013 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 1 tornado warnings covering Cumberland County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 2 minutes after it went out.

Cumberland County, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings110%250%2 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings372630%1894%23 min
Flash flood warnings2150%2100%26 min

Each office's whole area, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Gray, ME: tornado warnings8275%450%4 min
NWS Gray, ME: severe thunderstorm warnings15811229%27787%20 min
NWS Gray, ME: flash flood warnings26965%1493%39 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 11, 3:34 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX33 hr
Jan 13, 3:48 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX6 hr
Jan 15, 3:05 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX38 hr
Jan 16, 1:48 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGYX15 hr
Jan 17, 2:55 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYX12 hr
Jan 18, 3:16 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX28 hr
Jan 18, 3:11 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningGYX16 hr
Jan 25, 4:06 AM ESTFlood WatchGYX23 hr
Jan 25, 11:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX115 min
Feb 5, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYX11 hr
Feb 5, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX66 hr
Feb 6, 3:13 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX20 hr
Feb 7, 10:46 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 7, 3:03 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 7, 5:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX56 min
Feb 11, 3:56 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX2 hr
Feb 12, 2:56 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX33 hr
Feb 17, 3:01 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX33 hr
Feb 26, 3:46 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX32 hr
Feb 26, 3:53 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX35 hr
Feb 26, 3:09 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementGYX20 hr
Feb 27, 11:33 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Mar 3, 2:51 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX27 hr
Mar 7, 3:23 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Mar 10, 3:35 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYX9 hr
Mar 13, 3:49 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX13 hr
Mar 22, 3:36 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchGYX24 hr
Mar 23, 3:50 AM EDTWinter Storm WarningGYX24 hr
Mar 23, 3:50 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX24 hr
Mar 23, 3:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Mar 23, 9:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 1, 3:34 PM EDTCoastal Flood WatchGYX18 hr
Apr 2, 3:31 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX29 hr
Apr 4, 3:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYX7 hr
Apr 7, 3:01 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX60 hr
Apr 8, 3:49 PM EDTWinter Storm WarningGYX46 hr
Apr 9, 3:57 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX24 hr
Apr 12, 3:47 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchGYX12 hr
Apr 12, 3:19 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGYX31 hr
Apr 25, 3:16 PM EDTWinter Storm WatchGYX12 hr
Apr 26, 3:41 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX36 hr
May 7, 3:11 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX24 hr
May 8, 3:11 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYX23 hr
May 8, 3:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX11 hr
May 8, 8:24 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGYX24 hr
May 9, 3:00 PM EDTFreeze WarningGYX15 hr
May 12, 10:07 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGYX5 hr
May 12, 3:21 PM EDTFreeze WarningGYX15 hr
May 13, 2:54 PM EDTFreeze WarningGYX16 hr
May 21, 3:12 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX29 hr
May 23, 2:58 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX16 hr
May 24, 3:06 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX16 hr
May 25, 10:15 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX10 hr
May 27, 11:38 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX8 hr
May 31, 2:59 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX17 hr
May 31, 2:56 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX15 hr
Jun 4, 2:53 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYX9 hr
Jun 5, 3:18 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYX11 hr
Jun 6, 3:23 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX17 hr
Jun 6, 9:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX45 min
Jun 6, 10:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX45 min
Jun 6, 10:46 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 6, 12:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX32 min
Jun 6, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 6, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX41 min
Jun 6, 12:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX32 min
Jun 6, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX45 min
Jun 6, 2:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 6, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX36 min
Jun 12, 3:20 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX29 hr
Jun 17, 2:50 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX30 hr
Jun 18, 8:39 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX24 hr
Jun 19, 8:53 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX24 hr
Jun 20, 9:40 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX23 hr
Jun 21, 9:01 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX10 hr
Jun 24, 7:14 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX106 min
Jun 28, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX52 min
Jun 28, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX41 min
Jun 28, 4:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYX3 hr
Jul 2, 12:38 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 2, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX24 min
Jul 2, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX23 min
Jul 2, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX32 min
Jul 2, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX28 min
Jul 3, 8:57 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX59 hr
Jul 5, 2:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 8, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 8, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX38 min
Jul 8, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX52 min
Jul 8, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX50 min
Jul 8, 4:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 8, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX46 min
Jul 8, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX39 min
Jul 8, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX51 min
Jul 8, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX36 min
Jul 8, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX43 min
Jul 8, 6:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Jul 8, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX49 min
Jul 9, 2:18 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Jul 9, 7:02 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX15 hr
Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX18 hr
Jul 11, 4:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX97 min
Jul 11, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX40 min
Jul 11, 3:44 PM EDTTornado WarningGYX20 min
Jul 13, 12:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 13, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX58 min
Jul 13, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX21 min
Jul 13, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX51 min
Jul 14, 9:43 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 14, 10:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX42 min
Jul 14, 10:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Jul 14, 10:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX62 min
Jul 14, 11:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Jul 14, 12:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Jul 14, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX42 min
Jul 14, 1:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYX2 hr
Jul 18, 3:27 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX4 hr
Jul 18, 7:02 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX58 min
Jul 18, 10:30 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryGYX57 hr
Jul 23, 12:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 23, 6:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jul 26, 3:28 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryGYX16 hr
Jul 26, 7:52 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGYX24 hr
Jul 28, 3:32 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryGYX15 hr
Jul 30, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX37 min
Jul 30, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX23 min
Jul 30, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX31 min
Jul 30, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX37 min
Jul 30, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX31 min
Jul 30, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX49 min
Jul 30, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX15 min
Aug 3, 5:41 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchGYX35 hr
Aug 3, 5:33 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningGYX33 hr
Aug 4, 3:19 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX23 hr
Aug 4, 5:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 3:27 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGYX29 hr
Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryGYX51 hr
Aug 22, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX38 min
Aug 22, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX51 min
Aug 24, 2:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 24, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX52 min
Aug 24, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX54 min
Aug 24, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX39 min
Aug 24, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX39 min
Aug 24, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX48 min
Aug 24, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX56 min
Aug 24, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX28 min
Aug 24, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX46 min
Aug 24, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX47 min
Aug 24, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX17 min
Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYX51 min
Aug 24, 11:38 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX8 hr
Aug 25, 2:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Aug 25, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 25, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX31 min
Sep 9, 7:05 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Sep 9, 2:37 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX19 hr
Sep 14, 3:25 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX30 hr
Sep 14, 3:33 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryGYX43 hr
Sep 16, 2:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchGYX7 hr
Sep 18, 2:44 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX16 hr
Sep 19, 3:02 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX16 hr
Sep 19, 3:02 PM EDTFreeze WarningGYX16 hr
Sep 20, 3:13 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryGYX27 hr
Sep 20, 3:17 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX18 hr
Sep 21, 3:18 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX14 hr
Sep 21, 3:38 PM EDTCoastal Flood WatchGYX13 hr
Sep 22, 4:13 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningGYX25 hr
Sep 23, 5:42 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX9 hr
Sep 23, 3:06 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryGYX5 hr
Sep 25, 2:47 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGYX28 hr
Sep 26, 4:40 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX4 hr
Sep 28, 3:13 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX19 hr
Sep 29, 3:04 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGYX23 hr
Oct 7, 4:12 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGYX17 hr
Oct 8, 3:24 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGYX16 hr
Oct 9, 2:40 AM EDTFreeze WarningGYX5 hr
Oct 10, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYX39 min
Oct 10, 8:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Oct 22, 12:28 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX8 hr
Nov 1, 7:58 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX23 hr
Nov 8, 9:44 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX12 hr
Nov 14, 3:34 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX35 hr
Nov 15, 2:37 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX9 hr
Nov 15, 11:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX64 min
Nov 16, 12:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX60 min
Nov 16, 2:56 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementGYX10 hr
Nov 23, 9:45 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX2 hr
Nov 23, 10:56 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Nov 25, 3:13 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX21 hr
Nov 30, 2:33 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX28 hr
Nov 30, 10:23 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGYX21 hr
Nov 30, 2:32 PM ESTFlood WatchGYX24 hr
Nov 30, 2:43 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementGYX4 hr
Nov 30, 6:52 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Dec 1, 3:17 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX11 hr
Dec 3, 3:57 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYX36 hr
Dec 4, 4:06 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningGYX42 hr
Dec 12, 3:10 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX24 hr
Dec 13, 6:10 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX5 hr
Dec 13, 12:57 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX3 hr
Dec 13, 4:05 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementGYX19 hr
Dec 15, 4:04 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYX11 hr
Dec 16, 3:28 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGYX39 hr
Dec 16, 3:28 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYX30 hr
Dec 16, 2:51 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementGYX18 hr
Dec 17, 4:33 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Dec 17, 8:30 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYX7 hr
Dec 17, 9:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX57 min
Dec 17, 10:05 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 17, 10:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX64 min
Dec 17, 11:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX91 min
Dec 17, 2:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX59 min
Dec 17, 3:13 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYX62 min
Dec 20, 11:51 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYX9 hr
Dec 22, 3:37 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchGYX48 hr
Dec 23, 1:50 PM ESTFlood WatchGYX60 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGYX30 hr
Dec 24, 3:39 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGYX24 hr
Dec 25, 3:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYX15 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.