Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 24 at 3:25PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 24, 2026 - 12:25pm
Expires:
June 24, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Greenville, moving southeast at 35 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.
Locations impacted include...
Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Guilford, Brownville Junction, Milo,
Monson, Elliottsville, Lake View Plantation, Orneville, Ebeemee,
Brownville, Sebec, Atkinson, Medford, Shirley, Willimantic, Beaver
Cove, Bowerbank, Lake View, and Onawa.
This includes State Highway 11 between Milo and Brownville Junction.
Instruction:
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
Area Description:
Central Piscataquis; Southern Piscataquis
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: