Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
697 WWUS81 KGYX 132323 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 723 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 MEZ018-023-NHZ010-013-014-140015- Interior York ME-Coastal York ME-Strafford NH-Coastal Rockingham NH- Interior Rockingham NH- 723 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL YORK...EAST CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN STRAFFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT... At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over South Berwick, or 8 miles north of Kittery, 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... Portsmouth, Durham, Kittery, Dover, Somersworth, Berwick, Greenland, South Berwick, York, Newington, Wells, Newmarket, Rye, Stratham, Eliot, Lee, Madbury, Ogunquit, New Castle, and Rollinsford. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 1 and 19. Interstate 95 in New Hampshire between mile markers 9 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4311 7104 4333 7073 4333 7042 4330 7052 4316 7054 4298 7071 4295 7073 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 270DEG 32KT 4322 7074 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DS