Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
638 WWUS81 KGYX 070333 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 1133 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 MEZ012-019>021-024-033-070415- Southern Oxford ME-Interior Cumberland Highlands ME-Androscoggin ME- Kennebec ME-Central Interior Cumberland ME-Coastal Cumberland ME- 1133 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OXFORD... ANDROSCOGGIN AND CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT... At 1133 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waterford to near Hiram. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lewiston, Auburn, Bridgton, Mechanic Falls, Naples, Turner, Freeport, Gray, Raymond, Waterford, Standish, Lisbon, Greene, Durham, Casco, Harrison, Leeds, Livermore, Buckfield, and Hebron. This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 between mile markers 22 and 24. Interstate 95 between mile markers 61 and 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4386 7008 4382 7075 4427 7068 4437 7013 4434 7010 4432 7010 4430 7008 4421 7008 4420 7007 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 255DEG 34KT 4426 7066 4382 7075 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ HAT