Alert archive / Maine / Knox County
Weather alerts in Knox County, Maine, 2019
113 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Knox County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 113
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest month
- January16 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 8, 20194 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Knox County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 6 | 25% | 7 | 100% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Gray, ME: tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Gray, ME: severe thunderstorm warnings | 59 | 39 | 34% | 82 | 80% | 17 min |
| NWS Gray, ME: flash flood warnings | 8 | 4 | 50% | 19 | 68% | 99 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 1, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 14 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 68 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 39 min |
| Jan 17, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 52 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:17 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:51 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GYX | 53 hr |
| Jan 20, 6:42 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:31 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | 12 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:08 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 20 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 27 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:25 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 5 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 43 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 39 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 46 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 33 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:29 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:24 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 21 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:18 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 9 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:46 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 8 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:00 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:23 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 29 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:46 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 10 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 60 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 9 hr |
| Apr 20, 10:56 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 9 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 103 min |
| Apr 21, 8:39 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 12 hr |
| May 8, 2:58 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GYX | 27 hr |
| May 20, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 2:57 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 30 hr |
| May 26, 3:36 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 16 hr |
| May 26, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 41 min |
| May 27, 3:00 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 17 hr |
| May 31, 3:33 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 17 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:09 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 29 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:41 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 17 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:07 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 17 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:00 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 16 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:06 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 10 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:52 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 14 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:43 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 29 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 3:21 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 17 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 11 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 59 min |
| Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:21 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 18 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 1:58 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | 18 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:49 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | 63 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 8:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 115 min |
| Aug 8, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 69 min |
| Aug 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 15 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 25 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:11 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | GYX | 47 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 29 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:12 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 29 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:08 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | GYX | 43 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 39 min |
| Sep 24, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 30 min |
| Oct 1, 8:59 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:06 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 12 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:48 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 29 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GYX | 24 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:38 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | GYX | 3 days |
| Oct 14, 12:54 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 7 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:40 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | GYX | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:09 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GYX | 17 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:09 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | 18 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:12 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 6:25 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 7 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:48 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | 38 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:56 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 25 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 36 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 46 hr |
| Nov 29, 4:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 60 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 3 days |
| Dec 2, 10:45 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 7 hr |
| Dec 3, 6:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:37 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 24 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:19 AM EST | Flood Watch | GYX | 40 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 31 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 10 hr |
| Dec 18, 7:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 55 min |
| Dec 26, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 36 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 59 hr |
| Dec 31, 12:06 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 16 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 13 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 11 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.