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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
108 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

MEZ021-261745-
Kennebec ME-
108 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENNEBEC COUNTY THROUGH
145 PM EDT...

At 108 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Winthrop, or 12 miles west of Augusta, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Augusta, China, Belgrade, Farmingdale, Manchester, Hallowell,
Winthrop, Chelsea, Albion, Fayette, Windsor, Sidney, Wayne,
Vassalboro, Readfield, Randolph, Somerville, Mount Vernon,
Whitefield, and Pittston.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 105 and 120.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4446 6942 4446 6945 4435 6951 4430 6951
      4427 6953 4426 6956 4428 6965 4423 6967
      4421 6966 4431 7009 4443 7010 4447 6941
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 270DEG 25KT 4435 6998

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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