Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
810 WWUS81 KGYX 062103 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 503 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 MEZ012>014-020-021-062130- Southern Oxford ME-Androscoggin ME-Southern Franklin ME- Southern Somerset ME-Kennebec ME- 503 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KENNEBEC...EAST CENTRAL OXFORD...NORTHEASTERN ANDROSCOGGIN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Canton, or 11 miles north of Turner, moving 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, Turner, Jay, Belgrade, Livermore Falls, Manchester, Canton, Winthrop, Leeds, Livermore, Chesterville, Hartford, Fayette, Wayne, Rome, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Vienna, Sumner, and Peru. 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 4435 6982 4433 7040 4445 7044 4462 6989 TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 258DEG 29KT 4443 7032 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ HAT