#MEwx Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

4:57 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC... NORTHWESTERN WALDO...SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN

COUNTIES THROUGH 5:45 PM EDT...

At 4:57 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 9 miles south of Kingsbury Plantation to 6

miles southeast of Farmington. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...

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

Thorndike, Madison, China, Clinton, Belgrade, Norridgewock, Unity,

Palermo, Knox, Benton, Anson, Canaan, Albion, and Hartland.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 125 and 157.

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 4441 6938 4462 7009 4504 6963 4501 6962

4502 6952 4503 6952 4504 6949 4506 6950

4506 6935 4482 6928 4473 6927 4473 6920

4465 6919

TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 275DEG 27KT 4502 6961 4464 7002

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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