Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
117 WWUS81 KGYX 302118 SPSGYX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 518 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 MEZ021-022-026>028-302200- Interior Waldo ME-Kennebec ME-Coastal Waldo ME-Lincoln ME-Knox ME- 518 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL KENNEBEC... NORTHWESTERN KNOX...WALDO AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winterport to near China. Movement was southeast at 20 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... Augusta, Belfast, Camden, Lincolnville, Searsport, China, Liberty, Palermo, Stockton Springs, Islesboro, Prospect, Rockport, Warren, Winterport, Knox, Jefferson, Hope, Appleton, Frankfort, and Brooks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central Maine. && LAT...LON 4449 6878 4445 6878 4445 6880 4443 6880 4441 6884 4436 6881 4435 6882 4428 6885 4412 6931 4435 6972 4467 6881 4462 6884 4461 6882 4458 6881 4457 6877 4451 6875 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 299DEG 19KT 4462 6885 4437 6958 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$