Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
142 WWUS81 KGYX 062130 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 530 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 MEZ013-014-021-062215- Southern Franklin ME-Southern Somerset ME-Kennebec ME- 530 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENNEBEC...SOUTH CENTRAL SOMERSET AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Livermore Falls, or 15 miles south of Farmington, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Waterville, Fairfield, Oakland, Jay, China, Clinton, Belgrade, Livermore Falls, Manchester, Winthrop, Benton, Leeds, Albion, Chesterville, Fayette, Smithfield, Rome, Winslow, and Mount Vernon. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 112 and 139. 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. && LAT...LON 4436 6950 4432 7010 4437 7013 4439 7010 4448 7013 4448 7019 4455 7021 4470 6951 4446 6945 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 256DEG 29KT 4447 7004 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ HAT