Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 25th in advance of a cold front moving south across the region. producing damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 25th in advance of a cold front moving south across the region. Some of the thunderstorms became severe across east-central and Downeast areas...producing damaging winds.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 8:56 AM EST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 956 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND UPCOMING WEEKEND AS A BROAD AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GREAT LAKES MOVES EASTWARD. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... 930AM UPDATE... CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY REMAINS ON TRACK TO DEVELOP EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON COINCIDENT WITH AFTERNOON HEATING IN A VERY HUMID AIR MASS. THIS HEATING ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF AN UPPER TROUGH AND THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET. THESE FACTORS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INSTABILITY SUFFICIENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL WIND DOWN LATER IN THE EVENING. UPDATE 0520L: FEW INITIAL SHOWERS/TSTM INTO XTRM NRN AND WRN MAINE ATTM... ADJUSTED POPS/HRLY TEMPS TO BETTER FIT CURRENT AND EXPECTED TRENDS NXT FEW HRS... QUIET ACROSS THE FA FOR NOW AS WEAKENING BAND OF SHOWERS HAS EXITED OUR SERN AREAS WHILE ANOTHER CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IS NOTED NW-N OF THE FA ALONG AND JUST W OF THE ST LAWRENCE... NR STATIONARY FRONTAL BNDRY N OF THE REGION XTNDG WNW-ESE FROM JAMES BAY ACROSS THE GASPE AND INTO THE GULF OF THE ST LAWRENCE. SEVERAL WEAK LOWS CONT TO SLIDE ESEWRD ALONG THIS BNDRY W/ THE STRONGEST OF THESE NR THE SERN TIP OF JAMES BAY ATTM. MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND ALLOW THIS SFC LOW NR JAMES BAY TO DROP SEWRD ALONG THIS FRONTAL BNDRY W/ THE FRONTAL BNDRY SAGGING SWRD ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE TDY THRU TNGT. VRY WARM/HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA S OF THIS BNDRY W/ SBCAPES FCST FROM 1000-2500 J/KG AND THIS WILL COMBINE W/ STRONG SFC AND UPPER DYNAMICS AS THIS FRONTAL BNDRY AND LOW PRES SAG SEWRD TOWARDS THE AREA LATER TDY TO PRODUCE THE THREAT OF STRONG TO PSBLY SEVERE TSTMS ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENTLY THE SPC HAS ALL BUT OUR DOWNEAST AREAS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SVR W/ DAMAGING WNDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. INITIAL ACTIVITY NW-N OF THE AREA IS FCST BY THE SHORTER TERM MODEL GUIDANCE LIKE THE HRRR AND RUC TO WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES OUR FAR NRN AREAS ERLY THIS AM BUT NOT SURE ABOUT THIS... IN ANY CASE...APPEARS STRONGER ACTIVITY WILL DVLP LATER THIS AM THRU THE AFTN HRS W/ HGHST POPS ACROSS THE N AND E CENTRAL AREAS IN TO THE EVE HRS W/ LOWEST POPS FAR SW. WILL CARRY MENTION OF SVR ALONG W/ ENHANCED WORDING FOR HVY RAIN/DAMAGING WNDS AND SMALL HAIL... FOR TNGT...GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS BNDRY WILL BE JUST S AND W OF THE FA BY ERLY WED W/ WEAK LOW PRES CNTRS OVR ERN NS...SRN MAINE AND SWRN QUEBEC. HIGH PRES W/ SOME DRIER AIR MAY TRY TO NUDE INTO FAR NERN AREAS BY LATE TNGT/ERLY WED... EXPECT ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY DAY TDY W/ HIGH TEMPS LARGELY DEPENDENT ON CLD CVR. THINKING THERE WILL BE SOME SUN N AND NE W/ MORE PREVALENT SUNSHINE S AND W. WILL ADVERTISE HIGHS INTO THE LOWER 80S N W/ NR 90 PSBL SRN AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST. ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY NGT TNGT ACROSS RN AND WRN AREAS W/ SOME COOLER AND DRIER AIR LIKELY WORKING INTO NERN AREAS. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND RATHER LGT WNDS SUGGESTS THE THREAT OF FOG TNGT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AN H5 UPPER LOW DEEPENS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THIS WILL ALLOW AMPLE MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS BOTH DAYS. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY AND MUCH BELOW NORMAL ON THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AN H5 UPPER LOW SLOWLY PROGRESSES INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. LATE THIS WEEK AND THEN LIFTS INTO QUEBEC THIS WEEKEND. THIS ALLOWS THE DAMP WEATHER PATTERN TO PERSIST. THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE PARTICULARLY WET WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM BACK TO SEASONAL LEVELS BY THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /14Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... NEAR TERM: PATCHY FOG ERLY THIS AM MAY RESULT IN SOME MVFR TO IFR CONDS UP UNTIL OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. MAINLY VFR CONDS ARE THEN EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWERS/TSTMS W/ MVFR/IFR DURING THIS ACTIVITY. PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG EXPECTED AGAIN TNGT ALONG W/ A THREAT OF SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS THE SRN HALF OF THE FA. SHORT TERM: MVFR AND POSSIBLY IFR CIGS AND VSBYS ARE EXPECTED AT TAF SITES WITH SHOWERS...RAIN AND FOG. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THRU TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED IN PATCHY FOG TODAY...THEN IN AREAS OF FOG AND ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHORT TERM: NO HEADLINES ARE FORECAST. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...KHW/MCW SHORT TERM...OKULSKI LONG TERM...OKULSKI AVIATION...KHW/MCW/OKULSKI MARINE...KHW/MCW/OKULSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 343 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-260745- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 343 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-260745- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 343 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large trees were toppled by wind gusts estimated at 65 mph.
Several trees and power lines were toppled...along with numerous broken branches...by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A few trees were toppled along Route 6...east of Lincoln...by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The time is estimated.
Trees were toppled in Bradford by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled on to a house by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph...briefly trapping a person in the house.
A large tree was toppled in Corinth by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The falling tree brought down 3 power poles.
Several trees were toppled by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The time is estimated.
Trees were toppled near Poplar Street and Stillwater Avenue by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled on to power lines by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tall 2 foot diameter tree was snapped in half by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, June 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 462966, 462967, 462968, 462969, 462970, 462971, 462973, 462975, 462977, 462979.