#MEwx Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

1:33 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENNEBEC...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...WALDO AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 132 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Pittsfield to near China to Winthrop. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...

Augusta, Belfast, Gardiner, Thorndike, Pittsfield, Searsport, China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Manchester, Hallowell, Liberty, Winterport, Palermo, Winthrop, Unity, Knox, Benton, Chelsea, and Jefferson.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 102 and 118.

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.

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LAT...LON 4440 6912 4413 6960 4430 7009 4446 6966

4479 6935 4478 6928 4472 6926 4473 6920

4464 6918 4470 6885 4468 6881

TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 274DEG 19KT 4473 6933 4446 6959 4429 6996

 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MP