Intense low pressure tracked northwest of Maine during the 1st drawing a cold front across the region. A strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of the front through the afternoon and evening of the 1st.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Intense low pressure tracked northwest of Maine during the 1st drawing a cold front across the region. A strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of the front through the afternoon and evening of the 1st. Winds were sustained at speeds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. The winds brought down trees and power lines contributing to power outages. The most extensive wind impacts occurred across portions of Downeast Maine...particularly Washington and coastal Hancock counties. Around 5500 customers were without power across Downeast areas at the peak of the storm. Other impacts occurred across portions of northern Aroostook county.
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 Nov 1, 9:25 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1025 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST
INTO QUEBEC TODAY BRINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAKER LOW WILL CROSS THE REGION
LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
---1030AM UPDATE---
WINDS NOT COMING UP AS QUICKLY AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT AND
PRECIPITATION IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
MORE PRECIPITATION IS IN STORE AND IS CURRENTLY OVER VERMONT...BUT
THERE SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF RAIN FREE HOURS LATE THIS MORNING AND
MAYBE EVEN EARLY AFTERNOON. ONCE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID
60S WINDS SHOULD START TO GUST...MOST LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES. UPDATES ON THE WAY.
---830AM UPDATE---
FOR THE MOST PART THE FORECAST PACKAGE REMAINS ON TRACK WITH RAIN
ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND INCREASING WINDS LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP A BIT MORE THAN
PREVIOUSLY FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS. OTHERWISE...NO
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES.
/.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../
6 AM UPDATE...TEMPS WERE BROUGHT UP A FEW DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTH
EARLY THIS MORNING WHERE WARMER AIR HAS MOVED IN. THERE'S A BREAK
IN THE RAIN ACROSS THE NORTH. MORE AREAS OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH
DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHWEST OF THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWNEAST
THROUGH THE MORNING AS A LOW LEVEL JET OF WINDS NEAR 70 KT AT 2000
FT MOVE ACROSS THE DOWNEAST REGION, THEN ACROSS THE NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT MIXES WITH THE WARMER AIR
NEAR THE SURFACE. HIGHEST WINDS OVER THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
DOWNEAST WITH ADVISORIES UP ELSEWHERE. RAIN THIS MORNING WILL
QUICKLY MOVE AWAY TO THE EAST LATE THIS MORNING AND MIDDAY AS A
SURGE OF DRIER AIR MOVES IN BENEATH THE CIRCULATION OF THE LOW.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS
MODERATELY COOLER AIR MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.&&
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY WHILE
ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE. CLOUD COVER WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE OCEAN LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH A TROF EXTENDING BACK TOWARD THE DOWNEAST COAST. THE
TROF WILL HELP FOCUS AN AREA OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOSTLY
CENTRAL/DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...WITH LESSER PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS.
BASED ON CRITICAL THICKNESSES AND TEMPERATURES EXPECT EVENING
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN
AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH A TRANSITION FROM RAIN SHOWERS TO
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL/DOWNEAST
AREAS EARLY SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TOWARD THE
REGION LATER SUNDAY WITH DECREASING CLOUDS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS SATURDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL LEVEL
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...CROSS THE REGION
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...THEN MOVE EAST LATER TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TUESDAY.
CLOUD COVER WILL THEN INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY WITH SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT BELOW NORMAL LEVELS
MONDAY/TUESDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
NEAR TERM: IFR CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO MVFR THIS AFTERNOON THEN
VFR TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR
TODAY AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT OVER WARMER AIR NEAR THE
SURFACE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME TURBULENT CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM: GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY...THOUGH OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS COULD BEGIN TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...WHICH COULD LINGER EARLY SUNDAY
DOWNEAST. OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN/CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR LEVELS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEN PERSISTING
THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 KT.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 16 FT IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS TODAY.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE WATERS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE
THEN EXPECTED FOR ALL THE WATERS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS
EARLY NEXT WEEK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SHOWERS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MEZ002-005-006-
010-011-031-032.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MEZ001-003-
004.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MEZ015>017-
029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
POHLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 MEZ002-005-006-010-021245- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ001-003-004-021245- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ011-031-032-021245- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ015>017-029-030-021245- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-021245- 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- 837 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees and power lines were reported down in the towns of Charlotte...Pembroke...Wesley...Crawford and Alexander.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees and power lines were reported down in the towns of Jonesport...Perry...Machias and Eastport. A 57 mph wind gust was reported at Eastport.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees and power lines were reported down in the towns of Brooksville...Surry...Deer Isle and Brooklin.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees and power lines were reported down in the town of Dedham.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Numerous trees were reported down on power lines along Route 6 west of Topsfield.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees were reported down on power lines in the town of Lee.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Power lines were reported down in the town of Fort Kent. The time is estimated.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...brought down trees and power lines producing power outages. Trees and power lines were reported down in the towns of Mars Hill and Mapleton. A theater marquee was damaged by the winds in Presque Isle.
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, November 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: 484478, 484479, 484480, 484481, 484482, 484483, 484485, 484486.