Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Hancock County, Maine. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Alerts in force1
Every product in force for Hancock County, worst first, with its full text.
High Surf Advisory
Minor
High Surf Advisory issued September 26 at 1:49AM EDT until September 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Issued Until 38 hr 44 min left
Areas Coastal Hancock, ME
Full text
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 9 feet. Highest waves will
impact the outermost islands. High risk of rip currents.
* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.
* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Large waves can present a danger to people on rocks
above the water. Stay away from rock outcrops along the
shoreline exposed to ocean waves, as waves can easily sweep
people into the cold ocean water.
What to do
A High Surf Advisory Means That High Surf Will Affect Beaches In
The Advisory area...producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 96 alerts for Hancock County, including 8 severe thunderstorm warnings, 5 winter storm warnings, 2 high wind warnings and 1 blizzard warning.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each links to the alert's own page, with its text, map, radar and sounding.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
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Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
