Alert archive / Maine / Oxford County
Weather alerts in Oxford County, Maine, 2008
208 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Oxford County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 208
- Warnings
- 78
- Watches
- 32
- Advisories
- 53
- Busiest month
- July48 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 24, 200816 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 Oxford County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Oxford County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 48 | 22 | 54% | 13 | 85% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 4 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 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 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 6, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 27 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 1, 8:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 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 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 |
| Mar 27, 3:45 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 21 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 28, 3:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 38 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 43 days |
| Apr 29, 3:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | 20 hr |
| 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, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 48 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, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 10:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:17 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 12:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 3:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 31 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 119 min |
| Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 2, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | 114 min |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 9, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 46 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 18, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 19, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 19, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 16 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:26 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 35 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | 18 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 12:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 51 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 24, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 39 min |
| 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, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 10:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:50 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 48 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 55 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 23 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | 20 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 16, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 1:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | 2 hr |
| 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, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 8:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 44 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 26, 4:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | 6 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, 4:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 8 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GYX | 10 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 11, 6:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:21 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 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, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 21 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 25 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 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, 12:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 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 |
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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.