#MEwx Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

5:32 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023

Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Kennebec, southeastern Oxford and Androscoggin Counties through 615 PM EDT.

At 5:32 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Mechanic Falls to near Turner to near

Litchfield. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around

unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is

possible.

Locations impacted include...

Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner, Mechanic Falls,

Turner, Oakland, China, Litchfield, Belgrade, Livermore Falls,

Farmingdale, Manchester, Hallowell, Canton, Winthrop, Lisbon, Greene,

and Bowdoin.

This includes the following highways...

Interstate 295 between mile markers 49 and 51.

Interstate 95 between mile markers 79 and 126.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead

to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for

western, south central and southwestern Maine.

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LAT...LON 4446 6945 4416 6980 4416 6986 4411 6990

4412 7000 4406 7003 4407 7055 4443 7035

4455 6975

TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 220DEG 29KT 4416 7043 4419 7019 4418 6999

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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