#MEwx Updated Special Weather statement

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

12:53 PM EDT Sun May 23 2021

Affecting:

Southern Oxford-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Androscoggin-Interior

York-Southern Franklin-Kennebec-Central Interior Cumberland-Coastal

Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Southern Coos-

1253 PM EDT Sun May 23 2021

A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN KENNEBEC...SOUTHERN

OXFORD...ANDROSCOGGIN...CUMBERLAND...NORTHWESTERN SAGADAHOC AND SOUTH

CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 12:51 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line

extending from near Livermore Falls to 12 miles southeast of Bethel

to 12 miles east of Pinkham Notch. Movement was south at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these showers.

Locations impacted include...

Lewiston, Brunswick, Westbrook, Conway, Bridgton, Fryeburg, Mechanic

Falls, Bethel, Naples, Turner, Topsham, Cumberland, Gorham, Falmouth,

Freeport, Gray, Jay, Litchfield, Livermore Falls and Dixfield.

This includes the following highways...

Interstate 295 between mile markers 38 and 42.

Interstate 95 between mile markers 54 and 95.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If you are on or near lakes, get out of the water and prepare for

strong wind gusts with winds shifting out of the north behind the

showers. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the

parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough

to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be

caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4372 7035 4384 7099 4436 7102 4443 7060

      4457 7017 4406 6986

TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 340DEG 30KT 4445 7022 4433 7056 4426 7100