#MEwx Updated Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

5:46 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC...WALDO AND

SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES THROUGH 6:30 PM EDT...

At 5:46 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Newport to near Waterville. 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, Belfast, Fairfield, Camden, Lincolnville, Searsport,

Pittsfield, Thorndike, Oakland, China, Clinton, Liberty, Winterport,

Palermo, Stockton Springs, Islesboro, Unity, Prospect, Knox, and

Benton.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 124 and 156.

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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