Special Weather Statement for Northern Piscataquis; Northern Penobscot; Central Piscataquis
At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mount Katahdin to 6 miles south of Chesuncook. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds...
Official alert brief
At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mount Katahdin to 6 miles south of Chesuncook. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Millinocket, Mount Katahdin, Ripogenus, East Millinocket, Medway, Lobster Township, Baxter State Park, southwestern Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Grindstone, and Molunkus. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 246 and 251. State Highway 11 Millinocket and near Grindstone.
Instructions
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass.