Weather alerts in Franklin County, Maine, 2008

163 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Franklin County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 163
Warnings: 46
Watches: 29
Advisories: 49
Busiest month: July28 alerts
Busiest day: June 10, 200810 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

Franklin County, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	27	12	56%	11	82%	26 min
Flash flood warnings	1	1	0%	2	100%	8 min

Each office's whole area, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Gray, ME: tornado warnings	4	2	50%	14	43%	10 min
NWS Gray, ME: severe thunderstorm warnings	223	96	57%	231	80%	21 min
NWS Gray, ME: flash flood warnings	16	9	44%	17	65%	50 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
Dec 31, 9:03 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	34 hr
Jan 9, 3:22 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	18 hr
Jan 10, 3:33 AM EST	Flood Watch	GYX	37 hr
Jan 10, 3:03 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	28 hr
Jan 11, 8:03 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 11, 1:03 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 13, 3:41 PM EST	Heavy Snow Warning	GYX	31 hr
Jan 13, 3:41 PM EST	Snow Advisory	GYX	31 hr
Jan 17, 3:09 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	12 hr
Jan 17, 3:22 PM EST	Heavy Snow Warning	GYX	21 hr
Jan 20, 3:26 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	GYX	20 hr
Jan 29, 3:39 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	GYX	18 hr
Jan 30, 3:28 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	15 hr
Jan 31, 3:21 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	25 hr
Feb 1, 4:01 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	24 hr
Feb 1, 4:11 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	31 hr
Feb 1, 1:15 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 1, 7:33 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 2, 1:14 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 2, 1:16 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 4, 10:02 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	14 hr
Feb 5, 1:10 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Feb 5, 6:57 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 5, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	42 hr
Feb 7, 1:31 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 8, 3:44 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	11 hr
Feb 9, 3:01 AM EST	Snow Advisory	GYX	43 hr
Feb 9, 3:44 PM EST	Heavy Snow Warning	GYX	36 hr
Feb 10, 2:58 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	33 hr
Feb 11, 3:37 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	13 hr
Feb 12, 4:20 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	41 hr
Feb 13, 1:31 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 13, 7:49 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 13, 1:21 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 17, 4:17 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	30 hr
Feb 25, 3:29 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	25 hr
Feb 26, 4:10 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	31 hr
Feb 26, 6:18 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 28, 3:29 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	13 hr
Feb 29, 4:06 AM EST	Heavy Snow Warning	GYX	41 hr
Mar 3, 4:08 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	11 hr
Mar 4, 3:16 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	36 hr
Mar 5, 7:42 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Mar 6, 3:53 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	24 hr
Mar 7, 3:26 PM EST	Flood Watch	GYX	53 hr
Mar 7, 3:44 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	39 hr
Mar 7, 3:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	39 hr
Mar 8, 1:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Mar 14, 3:47 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	31 hr
Mar 18, 3:37 PM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	12 hr
Mar 19, 4:04 AM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	59 hr
Mar 19, 4:04 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:49 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	GYX	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:56 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	7 hr
Mar 21, 4:06 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	16 hr
Apr 1, 3:33 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	26 hr
Apr 4, 3:50 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	19 hr
Apr 24, 12:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	47 days
Apr 25, 6:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	47 days
Apr 28, 3:23 AM EDT	Flood Watch	GYX	38 hr
Apr 29, 1:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	43 days
Apr 29, 7:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	55 days
Apr 29, 10:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	59 days
Apr 29, 11:42 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GYX	17 hr
Jun 10, 12:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jun 10, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	11 hr
Jun 10, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	40 min
Jun 10, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	46 min
Jun 10, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	53 min
Jun 10, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	54 min
Jun 10, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	65 min
Jun 10, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	62 min
Jun 10, 5:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jun 10, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	50 min
Jun 10, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	58 min
Jun 10, 8:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	51 min
Jun 10, 10:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Jun 17, 10:44 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jun 17, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	33 min
Jun 22, 2:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 22, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	52 min
Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	40 min
Jun 27, 12:10 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 27, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	62 min
Jun 29, 3:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GYX	31 hr
Jun 30, 1:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	113 min
Jul 2, 12:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 2, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	40 min
Jul 2, 5:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	38 min
Jul 2, 5:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Jul 2, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	26 min
Jul 2, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	44 min
Jul 2, 6:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	3 hr
Jul 9, 12:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 9, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	53 min
Jul 9, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	48 min
Jul 9, 5:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Jul 9, 6:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Jul 20, 11:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GYX	16 hr
Jul 23, 3:26 PM EDT	Flood Watch	GYX	35 hr
Jul 24, 12:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jul 24, 12:57 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 24, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	50 min
Jul 24, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	41 min
Jul 24, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	31 min
Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 24, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	6 hr
Jul 27, 11:42 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 27, 12:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 27, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	64 min
Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	43 min
Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 28, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	30 min
Aug 2, 3:50 AM EDT	Flood Watch	GYX	48 hr
Aug 3, 1:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 7, 10:17 PM EDT	Flood Watch	GYX	23 hr
Aug 10, 3:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GYX	20 hr
Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Aug 10, 7:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Aug 10, 8:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	109 min
Aug 10, 9:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	118 min
Aug 16, 12:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	35 min
Aug 16, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	36 min
Aug 16, 3:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	119 min
Aug 16, 5:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	117 min
Aug 18, 1:17 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Aug 18, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 18, 8:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Sep 5, 3:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	GYX	35 hr
Sep 10, 3:36 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	GYX	28 hr
Sep 17, 2:38 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	GYX	12 hr
Sep 18, 3:07 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	GYX	29 hr
Sep 26, 3:41 PM EDT	Flood Watch	GYX	44 hr
Oct 25, 4:04 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	16 hr
Oct 27, 3:59 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GYX	35 hr
Nov 24, 2:55 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	32 hr
Nov 24, 3:14 PM EST	Flood Watch	GYX	33 hr
Nov 24, 3:45 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	33 hr
Nov 24, 3:45 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	19 hr
Nov 25, 11:15 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	8 hr
Nov 30, 3:10 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	31 hr
Nov 30, 6:16 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 1, 1:16 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 9, 3:32 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	12 hr
Dec 9, 11:32 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 10, 4:50 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	25 hr
Dec 11, 6:04 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	30 hr
Dec 12, 6:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 14, 9:14 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	10 hr
Dec 16, 3:34 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	26 hr
Dec 17, 6:36 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 19, 2:42 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GYX	25 hr
Dec 20, 3:28 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GYX	36 hr
Dec 21, 11:54 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 21, 6:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 24, 3:40 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	24 hr
Dec 24, 7:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 24, 9:41 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GYX	15 hr
Dec 25, 12:08 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	3 hr
Dec 26, 3:25 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GYX	28 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	27
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	3
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	39
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	4
Flood Watch	8
Areal Flood Advisory	17
Winter
Heavy Snow Warning	4
Winter Storm Warning	10
Winter Storm Watch	11
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Snow Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	17
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	10

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2007 2009

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.