#MEwx Severe Thunderstorm Warning now in Effect

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

Northeastern Kennebec County in south central Maine...

Northern Waldo County in south central Maine...

Southeastern Somerset County in west central Maine...

Southeastern Franklin County in western Maine...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 328 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from 15 miles northeast of Pittsfield to 6 miles

northeast of Skowhegan to near Phillips, moving southeast at 20

mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...

Waterville, Farmington, Fairfield, Oakland, Skowhegan, Pittsfield,

Thorndike, Madison, Clinton, Belgrade, Winterport, Norridgewock,

Unity, Prospect, Phillips, Knox, Benton, Anson, Canaan, and Albion.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 127 and 156.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.

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ARNOTT