Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 2:06PM EDT until July 16 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 11:06am
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
SVRCAR
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Hancock County in southeastern Maine...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 206 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Penobscot
Township, or 8 miles west of Blue Hill, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Blue Hill, Castine, Verona Island, Penobscot Township, Orland,
Trenton, Surry, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Brooksville, and Brooklin.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember,
if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by
lightning.
Area Description:
Hancock, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: