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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
558 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

MEZ016-017-029-030-302300-
Interior Hancock ME-Coastal Hancock ME-Coastal Washington ME-
Central Washington ME-
558 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
AND CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms from around Ellsworth east-northeast to just north of
Machias, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch diameter 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...
Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Machias, Lubec, Cherryfield,
Dedham, Jonesport, Steuben, Harrington, Jonesboro, Columbia Falls,
Cutler, Columbia, Deblois, Centerville, Millbridge, Penobscot
Township, Hancock, and Franklin.

This includes US Highway 1 between Ellsworth and Whiting.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Maine.

&&

LAT...LON 4478 6695 4462 6715 4444 6772 4443 6777
      4441 6780 4431 6811 4432 6813 4429 6817
      4461 6878 4491 6751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 284DEG 30KT 4470 6800

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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