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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1212 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

MEZ002-301700-
Northeast Aroostook ME-
1212 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY
THROUGH 100 PM EDT...

At 1210 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over
Ashland, or 10 miles southeast of Portage, 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...
Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Mapleton, Washburn,
Ashland, Woodland, Masardis, Loring, Nashville Plantation, Scopan,
Chapman, Castle Hill, Caswell, Wade, Scopan Mountain, and Garfield.

This includes the following highways...
 US Highway 1 between Presque Isle and Caribou.
 State Highway 11 near Ashland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4673 6779 4652 6840 4668 6853 4701 6779
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 268DEG 30KT 4664 6835

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

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