Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
204 WWUS81 KGYX 302004 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 404 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 MEZ012>014-020>022-302045- Southern Oxford ME-Androscoggin ME-Interior Waldo ME- Southern Franklin ME-Southern Somerset ME-Kennebec ME- 404 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KENNEBEC...EAST CENTRAL OXFORD... NORTHERN WALDO...NORTHEASTERN ANDROSCOGGIN AND SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Newport to 6 miles southwest of Canton. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Waterville, Fairfield, Oakland, Thorndike, Pittsfield, Turner, Jay, China, Clinton, Belgrade, Livermore Falls, Manchester, Canton, Winthrop, Unity, Winterport, Knox, Benton, and Leeds. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 112 and 147. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for western, south central, southwestern and west central Maine. && LAT...LON 4429 6994 4436 7056 4480 6928 4473 6927 4473 6920 4464 6918 4470 6884 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 258DEG 29KT 4479 6927 4438 7036 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$