Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
413 WWUS81 KGYX 232333 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 733 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 MEZ021-022-026>028-240000- Interior Waldo ME-Kennebec ME-Coastal Waldo ME-Lincoln ME-Knox ME- 733 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL KENNEBEC... NORTHWESTERN KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN WALDO AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Palermo, or 12 miles east of Augusta, moving east at 45 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... Augusta, Belfast, Camden, Lincolnville, China, Liberty, Palermo, Knox, Jefferson, Hope, Appleton, Brooks, Freedom, Jackson, Morrill, Windsor, Belmont, Whitefield, Searsmont, and Montville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4420 6965 4436 6965 4458 6913 4425 6903 TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 253DEG 41KT 4429 6949 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ ARNOTT