Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:09PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Telos Lake to 12 miles north of Ebeemee to
near Milo. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Millinocket, Dover-Foxcroft, Howland, Patten, Brownville Junction,
Mount Katahdin, Ripogenus, Milo, East Millinocket, Medway, Sherman,
Island Falls, Smyrna, Springfield, Mount Chase, Haynesville, South
Branch Pond, Ebeemee, Lincoln, and Telos Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 206 and 291.
State Highway 11 between Milo and Knowles Corner.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northern Piscataquis; Northern Penobscot; Southeast Aroostook; Central Piscataquis; Central Penobscot; Southern Penobscot; Interior Hancock; Southern Piscataquis
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: