led to minor flooding along the Piscataquis River in Dover-Foxcroft. The river crested slightly over a half foot above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 13th.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
A combination of 1 to 2 inches of rain...along with snow melt...led to minor flooding along the Piscataquis River in Dover-Foxcroft. The river crested slightly over a half foot above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 13th. The river fell back below flood stage that afternoon. The flooding was minor...mostly affecting low land areas along the river. Minor flooding was also reported on Back Road in Abbot...along with some recreational fields in Guilford.
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 12, 8:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 923 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Strong low pressure will track to the west overnight followed by a cold front on Saturday. The low will dissipate to our north on Sunday. High pressure builds in early next week and remains over the area into midweek. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... Update... Latest radar reflectivity imagery shows only isolated to scattered shower activity remains at this hour. For the rest of the night, expect mainly cloudy skies with just isolated to scattered showers. Abundant low level moisture and south wind will result in mild overnight lows only in the mid 40s for most areas. Just minor adjustments to pops, temperatures, and dew points based on latest observed data, otherwise, no other changes at this hour. previous discussion In spite of clouds, temperatures will rise back into the 50s and even the low 60s on Saturday. Onshore flow will keep highs only in the lower 50s near the coast, but much of northern Aroostook County may see readings in the low to mid 60s. Dew points in the 50s will exit the area tonight and slowly drop on Saturday as drier air slowly works into the area. An upper trough and surface cold front will move through the area Saturday afternoon with showers. The warm boundary layer and cold air aloft will likely generate some surface instability. The best lift appears to be east of the forecast area, but some fairly heavy showers will be possible. The low freezing level makes graupel a decent possibility. Cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm either, but confidence is not high enough to include in the forecast right now. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Rain showers will mostly come to an end Saturday evening with the loss of daytime heating. However, cannot rule out a rain shower or two across the Far North through the night. Winds will also diminish as the pressure gradient weakens. Low temperatures will be a bit cooler Saturday night, mainly in the mid to upper 30s. A dry day is forecast for Sunday with at least partial sunshine. Highs will range from the upper 40s in the North Woods and at the immediate coast to the upper 50s near Bangor. A weak system will pass south of the region late Sunday night into Monday. This will bring the threat of some rain showers, with a few snow showers mixed in on Katahdin. Not much QPF with this system, less than one-tenth of an inch. Lows Sunday night will be in the 30s to lower 40s. Ridging begins to build in for Monday, with clearing skies. Highs on Monday will mostly be in the 50s, possibly near 60 degrees around Bangor. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Ridging will remain in place through at least Wednesday. This will mean dry conditions and relatively large diurnal swings in temperature. Went above NBM guidance for highs Tuesday and Wednesday, and below guidance for dew points. Thereafter, models disagree on the handling of a system approaching from the Great Lakes. The GFS brings the system in two pieces, with the first one bringing some light rain Wednesday night and Thursday. The CMC and ECMWF keep the system in one piece and hold off any precipitation until at least Friday. Given the differences, leaned on NBM PoPs from Wednesday night onward, and capped PoPs at chance. && .AVIATION /01Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... NEAR TERM: Widespread IFR conditions expected overnight due to ceilings and patchy fog. Isolated to scattered showers are expected. South wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. IFR ceilings early saturday morning will trend toward MVFR/VFR by afternoon. South wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts 35 kt. SHORT TERM: Sat night & Sun: VFR Downeast, and MVFR gradually improving to VFR at the northern terminals. Wind shifting west 5 to 15 knots, increasing to 10-20 kts Sunday. Sun night: Predominately VFR, but MVFR possible in any scattered rain showers. West wind around 5 kts. Mon: Brief MVFR possible early AM at northern terminals with an isolated rain shower. Otherwise VFR. West winds 5-10 kts, gusting to 20 kts. Mon Night & Tue: VFR. West wind 5-10 kts Mon Night, increasing to 10-15 kts Tue with gusts 20-25 kts. Tue Night-Wed: VFR. NW winds 5-10 kts Tue Night, becoming NE Wed. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Have transitioned to a small craft advisory through Saturday afternoon. Expect seas to range from 8 to 12 ft overnight into the day Saturday. SHORT TERM: Seas will remain above Small Craft Advisory criteria on the outer waters through Sunday night despite gradually subsiding. Wave heights up to 10 feet Saturday evening on the outer waters will subside to around 5 feet Sunday night. Seas then remain borderline SCA levels on Monday on the outer waters before subsiding below SCA by Tuesday morning. Seas remain close to SCA levels on the intra-coastal waters before subsiding on Sunday. Winds remain below SCA criteria on all waters this weekend into next week. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT Saturday for ANZ050>052. && Near Term...MCW Short Term...Clark Long Term...Clark Aviation...MCW/Clark Marine...MCW/Clark
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 857 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-140100- 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- 857 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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>052-140100- 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- 857 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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.
A combination of rain and snow melt led to minor flooding along portions of the Piscataquis River. The flooding impacted mostly low land areas along the river.
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