Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Widespread Frost possible tonight throughout the Maritimes and NE Maine

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1025 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2014

MEZ002-005-006-282230-
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NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
1025 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2014

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...33 TO 38.

* TIMING...3 AM TO 6 AM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

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10:51 AM ADT Wednesday 28 May 2014
Frost Advisory in effect for:
  • Fredericton and Southern York County
Frost - overnight to early morning Thursday.

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Weather advisories for frost are issued when ground temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops.
Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #NBStorm.
 
10:51 AM ADT Wednesday 28 May 2014
Frost Advisory in effect for:
  • Queens County P.E.I.
Frost - overnight to early morning Thursday.

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Weather advisories for frost are issued when ground temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops.
Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #PEStorm.
 
10:51 AM ADT Wednesday 28 May 2014
Frost Advisory in effect for:
  • Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Frost - overnight to early morning Thursday.

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Weather advisories for frost are issued when ground temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops.
Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #NSStorm.

Ludlow Maine EF-0 Tornado, May 26th









LOCATION...LUDLOW IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE

DATE...MAY 26 2014

ESTIMATED TIME...150 PM EDT

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...180 YARDS

PATH LENGTH...200 YARDS

BEGINNING LAT/LON...46.1478N / 67.9915W

ENDING LAT/LON...46.1446N / 67.9901W

* FATALITIES...0

* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU ME HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR LUDLOW IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE ON MAY 26 2014. MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES OF LUDLOW ROAD, WITH TREES EITHER SPLIT OR UPROOTED IN A CONVERGENT PATTERN. THIS DAMAGE WAS SUPPORTED BY AN EYEWITNESS WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, AS WELL AS WELL AS PHOTO EVIDENCE OF THE FUNNEL TAKEN BY A PERSON SOUTH OF HOULTON. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.

EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.

EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.

EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.

EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.

EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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HASTINGS/FOISY