#MEwx Strong Thuynder Storm - Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

5:00 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KENNEBEC AND NORTHEASTERN ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Turner, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...

Turner, Livermore Falls, Winthrop, Greene, Leeds, Livermore, Fayette, Wayne, Monmouth, Readfield, and Wales.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

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LAT...LON 4424 7029 4441 7022 4438 6993 4417 7003 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 287DEG 27KT 4431 7016

 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN