Alert archive / Maine / Waldo County
Weather alerts in Waldo County, Maine, 2010
103 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Waldo County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 103
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- January22 alerts
- Busiest day
- January 1, 20105 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Waldo County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 3 | 67% | 9 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Gray, ME: tornado warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 10 | 60% | 3 min |
| NWS Gray, ME: severe thunderstorm warnings | 84 | 56 | 33% | 165 | 82% | 26 min |
| NWS Gray, ME: flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 67% | 126 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, 8:23 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:14 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | 52 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:09 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | 40 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:09 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | GYX | 23 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 31 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:17 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:56 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 36 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 9:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 23 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:18 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:34 AM EST | Flood Watch | GYX | 56 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 30 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:30 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 25 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:11 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GYX | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:11 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 2 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:41 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GYX | 16 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | 49 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:35 PM EST | Flood Watch | GYX | 65 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:11 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:34 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GYX | 36 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:28 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:31 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:31 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:36 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:27 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 93 min |
| Mar 22, 3:04 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 48 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:27 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 37 min |
| May 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 38 min |
| May 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 28 min |
| May 10, 11:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 20 hr |
| May 25, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 11:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 20, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 24, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 11:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 9, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 9 min |
| Aug 9, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 15 min |
| Aug 10, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | NHC | 6 days |
| Sep 1, 9:57 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:35 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GYX | 15 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:57 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | GYX | 35 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 19, 3:04 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | GYX | 36 hr |
| Oct 1, 12:25 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | 13 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:37 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 28 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:06 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | 29 hr |
| Oct 13, 8:58 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | GYX | 18 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:27 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GYX | 21 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:28 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 7 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:38 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 8 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:31 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | 21 hr |
| Nov 7, 8:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 12:24 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GYX | 6 hr |
| Nov 8, 12:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 11 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 16 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 15 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:26 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | 5 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 28 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 34 hr |
| Nov 26, 10:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | 6 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 28 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | 23 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:03 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | 12 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | GYX | 43 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:32 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GYX | 26 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:01 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | GYX | 13 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:40 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | GYX | 38 hr |
| Dec 26, 8:38 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:27 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:30 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 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 | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 5 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 5 |
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.