Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
643 WWUS81 KGYX 180024 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 824 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 MEZ023-NHZ010-013-014-180100- Coastal York ME-Strafford NH-Coastal Rockingham NH- Interior Rockingham NH- 824 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL YORK...EAST CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN STRAFFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kittery, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Portsmouth, Durham, Kittery, Dover, Greenland, South Berwick, York, Newington, Wells, Rye, Newmarket, Stratham, Eliot, Madbury, Ogunquit, New Castle, North Hampton, and Rollinsford. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 1 and 21. Interstate 95 in New Hampshire between mile markers 10 and 16. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern and central New Hampshire. && LAT...LON 4309 7095 4337 7063 4330 7052 4317 7054 4315 7055 4298 7071 4294 7073 TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 228DEG 29KT 4307 7072 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$