Special Statement

Special Statement as of 6:09 PM EDT on September 5, 2017

A line of strong thunderstorms will affect northwestern

Kennebec... southeastern Oxford... central Androscoggin... northwestern

Cumberland and southeastern Franklin counties...

At 6:08 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located

along a line extending from near Livermore Falls to near Bridgton.

Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...

Farmington, Bridgton, Mechanic Falls, Naples, Turner, Oakland, Jay,

Belgrade, Livermore Falls, Hiram, Canton, Wilton, Winthrop, Raymond,

Greene, Casco, Harrison, Leeds, Livermore and Buckfield.

This also includes...

Long Lake, Crocker Hill, Streaked Mountain, and singepole ridge.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may

cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Lat... Lon 4455 6973 4397 7044 4392 7081 4465 7019

time... Mot... loc 2208z 229deg 36kt 4445 7015 4402 7066

 

 

Yeah, we’re catchin’ it