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Issued by NWS Portland, ME

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
505 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
SOLON IN SOMERSET COUNTY MAINE...

LOCATION...SOLON IN SOMERSET COUNTY MAINE
DATE...JUNE 2 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...530 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...44.98033/-69.80393
ENDING LAT/LON...44.98582/-69.79713
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY ME HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR SOLON IN SOMERSET
COUNTY MAINE ON JUNE 2 2013.

THE MICROBURST SNAPPED OR UPROOTED SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES IN
A REMOTE AREA OFF MEADER FARM ROAD IN SOLON.  THE DAMAGED AREA
WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE IN LENGTH AND ABOUT 300 YARDS WIDE.  MAXIMUM
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 80 MPH.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GYX.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW
AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO
DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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