New Severe Thunder storm warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Statement as of 5:40 PM EDT on July 28, 2015

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

 southeastern Somerset County in west central Maine...

 northeastern Kennebec County in south central Maine...

 northwestern Waldo County in south central Maine...

* until 630 PM EDT

* at 540 PM EDT... Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm

capable of producing large hail up to ping pong Ball size and

damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located over

Pittsfield... and moving southeast at 20 mph.

* Locations impacted include...

 Thorndike... Pittsfield... Clinton... Unity... Canaan... Albion...

 Hartland... Burnham... Detroit... Freedom... Jackson... Palmyra... Troy

and Saint Albans.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds... destructive hail...

deadly lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection... move to

an interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy

rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water

covers the Road.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm... and may lead

to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.

 

Lat... Lon 4452 6938 4485 6959 4492 6947 4482 6928

      4480 6929 4473 6927 4472 6925 4473 6920

      4465 6919 4464 6917 4465 6913

time... Mot... loc 2140z 333deg 19kt 4476 6939

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