Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
734 WWUS81 KGYX 250107 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 907 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 MEZ027-250130- Knox ME- 907 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM EDT... At 907 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rockport, or near Camden, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size 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... Rockland, Camden, Lincolnville, Thomaston, Warren, Rockport, Islesboro, Hope, North Haven, Owls Head, South Thomaston, Vinalhaven, and Union. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If on or near an open body of water, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4400 6893 4406 6898 4402 6901 4413 6927 4428 6920 4427 6914 4426 6912 4426 6904 4425 6903 4426 6902 4424 6895 4425 6892 4423 6893 4425 6891 4424 6887 4420 6889 4422 6882 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 290DEG 9KT 4419 6915 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GC