during the evening of the 11th. The road remained closed overnight.
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Rising water levels on the Aroostook River due to rain and snowmelt led to minor flooding and the closure of a portion of the Russell Road...at Fort Fairfield...during the evening of the 11th. The road remained closed overnight. The road was re-opened again during the morning of the 12th with falling river levels.
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 Apr 11, 5:05 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 605 PM EDT Mon Apr 11 2022 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will crest over the area tonight. Weak low pressure will cross the area Tuesday followed by high pressure on Wednesday. A frontal system will cross the area late Wednesday night into Thursday then continue east into the Maritimes on Friday. Another frontal system will move into the area Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... 6:05 PM Update: Satellite pictures early this evening show just wisps of cirrus moving into Maine from the west. Expect a mainly clear sky through the evening with increasing clouds after midnight as mid level clouds well to the west in Quebec advance toward the region. A gusty wind will drop off rapidly and become light/calm with the loss of daytime heating. This will allow temperatures to drop off rapidly this evening. Lows in most areas will be between 07-09Z with a rise toward daybreak with the increasing clouds. Overall, the ongoing forecast handles things well with only minor tweaks for tonight based on the latest observations. Previous discussion: High pressure cresting over the area will bring a tranquil and moonlit evening tonight after any lingering stratocumulus clouds over central and northern areas dissipate. Low pressure will track across James Bay Canada later tonight pulling an occlusion east into western Quebec. The occlusion will extend south to a triple point low tracking into western New England late tonight. Clouds will increase ahead of this weak low late tonight and rain will spread across the area around mid morning Tuesday. The occlusion and triple point low will slide through rather quickly on Tuesday giving up to a quarter inch of rain to parts of the region before it exits east Tuesday afternoon. Rain will taper off around mid afternoon followed by clearing setting in later in the afternoon from west to east. The Downeast region will likely end the day mostly sunny with partial sunshine across the north late Tuesday as high pressure builds in to our southwest. Highs Tuesday will be seasonable for the second week of April ranging from the mid 40s over the north to the low 50s Downeast. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Short wave exits through the Canadian Maritimes followed by dry weather with mainly clear skies for Tuesday night. Fair weather can be expected to start the day Wednesday followed by increasing clouds ahead of approaching warm front. Moisture starts to increase later in the day with some showers developing later Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Unsettled weather will continue Wednesday night and Thursday ahead of the approaching upper level low. The far north may remain mainly dry, however, as surface high to across southeast Quebec province the north remains to our north. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Occluded front pushes to the east Thursday night and early Friday. The steadier showers with the front will move move off to the east by around daybreak Friday. A 500MB low will remain to our north and slide east from Ontario Province and through Quebec province through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend. This will keep weather conditions a bit unsettled with the chance for showers. High temperature through the period will be near normal through period. && .AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... NEAR TERM: VFR conditions are expected tonight into Tuesday morning with light and variable winds tonight followed by light southeast winds on Tuesday. Conditions will drop to MVFR in lowering clouds and some rain late Tuesday morning then briefly IFR from around midday Tuesday into early Tuesday afternoon. Conditions should improve later Tuesday afternoon becoming VFR Downeast and MVFR north by mid afternoon, and likely improving to VFR north later in the afternoon. Light SE wind Tuesday morning becoming light NW Tuesday afternoon. SHORT TERM: Tue night...VFR. NW 5-10 kts. Wed...Mainly VFR, possibly lowering to MVFR in the afternoon. W 5-10kts. Wed night-Thu night...IFR. Light E winds Wed night, becoming SE 5-10kts Thu morning. Fri...IFR improving to MVFR. S 5-15kts. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Winds will be light and seas will run around 2 to 3 ft tonight through Tuesday. Fog may limit visibility at times Tuesday morning followed by improving visibility Tuesday afternoon. SHORT TERM: Wind/seas will generally remain below SCA level through period. && .HYDROLOGY... Fragmentation, openings, and significant ice rot continues on the St. John, Allagash, and Aroostook Rivers. River flows continue to increase due to recent rainfall and snowmelt, which is increasing pressure on existing ice sheets across the aforementioned rivers. Ice is starting to let go over portions of these rivers and jamming over locations where ice is thicker or it encounters islands and/or substantial bends in the river. One jam that was occurring along the Aroostook River in Wade, where a jam has formed upstream of Donnelly Island has released but ice from this jam may affect jams further downstream. An ice jam near Crouseville may still be in place. As of early Monday evening no major flooding was reported. However, some flooding of low lying forested areas and fields was observed. Further down along the Aroostook, the ice has cleared the Caribou Dam and we received report around 6 PM that the ice was flowing freely in Fort Fairfield. Flooding was observed at the boat landing but not onto nearby roads. Additional minor jams are occurring at various points along the aforementioned rivers, but at this time these are the only significant jams. Snowmelt rates will taper again tonight as temperatures fall below freezing. However, runoff will increase again Tuesday with around a tenth to quarter of an inch of precipitation and temperatures in the 40s. High temperatures could reach the 50s across much of the area Wednesday and Thursday. Continued river level rises and ice jams are expected, particularly across the Aroostook River over the next 24 hours, then expanding to include the Allagash and Saint John Rivers by mid to late week. There was one report early this evening that the ice was flowing at Allagash. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && Near Term...Bloomer/CB Short Term...TWD Long Term...TWD Aviation...Bloomer/CB/TWD Marine...Bloomer/CB/TWD Hydrology...Bloomer/LF/CB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 309 AM EDT Mon Apr 11 2022 MEZ001>004-120715- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis- 309 AM EDT Mon Apr 11 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The potential for ice jams exists mainly on the Aroostook River. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The potential for ice jams continues on the Aroostook River and will increase over the Saint John and Allagash Rivers. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-029>032-120715- Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-Central Piscataquis- Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- 309 AM EDT Mon Apr 11 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-120715- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 309 AM EDT Mon Apr 11 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Elevated water levels on the Aroostook River due to rain and snowmelt led to minor flooding and closure of a portion of Russell Road in Fort Fairfield from the evening of the 11th into the morning of the 12th. The road was re-opened with falling river levels.
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