Special Weather Statement for Northern Piscataquis
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northern Piscataquis
- Effective
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- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 103 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Churchill Dam, or 21 miles southeast of Clayton Lake, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near Spider Lake and Cliff Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 103 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Churchill Dam, or 21 miles southeast of Clayton Lake, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Piscataquis County.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 1:04PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Caribou ME. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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