Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
100 WWUS81 KCAR 302158 SPSCAR 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 $$ Foisy