Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 2:29PM EDT until July 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 11:29am
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 12:15pm
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 315 PM EDT.
* At 229 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Steuben, or 7 miles southwest of Cherryfield, moving southeast
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Cherryfield, Steuben, Harrington, Jonesboro, Columbia Falls,
Columbia, Deblois, Millbridge, Centerville, Hancock, Franklin,
Gouldsboro, Addison, Sullivan, Eastbrook, Sorrento, and Beddington.
This includes US Highway 1 between Hancock and Columbia Falls.
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: