Special Weather Statement for Southern Penobscot
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Southern Penobscot
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newport, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newport, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Newport, Hampden, Hermon, Orrington, Holden, Levant, Carmel, Newburgh, Plymouth, Etna, Stetson, Dixmont, and Exeter. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 159 and 181. State Highway 9 between Dixmont and Hampden.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14PM 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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