142
WWUS81 KGYX 062130
SPSGYX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
530 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

MEZ013-014-021-062215-
Southern Franklin ME-Southern Somerset ME-Kennebec ME-
530 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENNEBEC...SOUTH CENTRAL
SOMERSET AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Livermore Falls, or 15 miles south of Farmington, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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, Waterville, Fairfield, Oakland, Jay, China, Clinton,
Belgrade, Livermore Falls, Manchester, Winthrop, Benton, Leeds,
Albion, Chesterville, Fayette, Smithfield, Rome, Winslow, and Mount
Vernon.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 112 and 139.

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 4436 6950 4432 7010 4437 7013 4439 7010
      4448 7013 4448 7019 4455 7021 4470 6951
      4446 6945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 256DEG 29KT 4447 7004

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

HAT