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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
264 WWUS81 KGYX 132156 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 556 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 MEZ019-023-024-132230- Coastal York ME-Central Interior Cumberland ME-Coastal Cumberland ME- 556 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gorham, or near Westbrook, moving southeast at 30 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... Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Gorham, Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Buxton, Scarborough, Standish, Chebeague Island, and Windham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 95 between mile markers 40 and 55. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4361 7049 4364 7046 4371 7055 4369 7058 4369 7061 4370 7061 4383 7050 4368 6998 4362 7004 4362 7006 4357 7010 4358 7016 4351 7020 4350 7029 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 304DEG 24KT 4372 7045 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DS