#MEwx Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

3:20 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC...

NORTHWESTERN WALDO...SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN

COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT

At 3:20 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 7 miles south of Kingsbury Plantation to 7

miles west of Madison to 6 miles northwest of Phillips. Movement was

east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...

Farmington, Fairfield, Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Madison, Clinton,

Bingham, Phillips, Norridgewock, Weld, Wilton, Anson, Canaan,

Hartland, Cornville, Burnham, Athens, Harmony, Embden, and Detroit.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 139 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 4465 6944 4464 7041 4491 7069 4485 7005

4508 6964 4501 6962 4502 6952 4504 6949

4506 6950 4507 6936 4482 6928 4475 6928

TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 290DEG 19KT 4506 6955 4483 6997 4488 7051

 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH