Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 2:11PM EDT until July 16 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 11:11am
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
SVRCAR
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Maine...
East central Hancock County in southeastern Maine...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Ellsworth, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. Downed trees and winds up to 60 mph have
been reported with this storm.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Cherryfield, Dedham, Steuben, Columbia Falls, Columbia,
Deblois, Hancock, Franklin, Lamoine, Trenton, Surry, Sullivan,
Otis, Mariaville, Eastbrook, Waltham, Sorrento, Amherst, and
Aurora.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 1 between Ellsworth and Hancock.
State Highway 9 near Aurora.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hancock, ME; Washington, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: