Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
352 WWUS81 KCAR 140014 SPSCAR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 814 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 MEZ011-140100- Central Penobscot ME- 814 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 814 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Howland, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Lincoln, Howland, Licoln Township, Enfield, Lee, Chester, Winn, Passadumkeag, Burlington, Lowell, and Maxfield. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 218 and 227. 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 4526 6818 4521 6837 4518 6862 4531 6873 4550 6837 TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 241DEG 11KT 4527 6858 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Duda