Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:28PM EDT until June 18 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:28pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 627 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kenduskeag to near Winterport to near Belfast, moving
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Bangor, Old Town, Ellsworth, Bucksport, Blue Hill, Orono, Brewer,
Hampden, Hermon, Corinth, Veazie, Dedham, Castine, Kenduskeag, Verona
Island, Penobscot Township, Indian Island, East Corinth, Glenburn,
and Orrington.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 165 and 205.
US Highway 1 near Orland.
State Highway 11 between East Corinth and Bradford.
State Highway 9 between Dixmont and Aurora.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hancock, ME; Penobscot, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: