Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, Bangor Area, Portland Area & Skowhegan Area

WARNINGS...ORANGE

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN YORK AND SOUTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 448 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GORHAM...OR NEAR WESTBROOK...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...CUMBERLAND...GORHAM...
FALMOUTH...CAPE ELIZABETH...BUXTON...YARMOUTH...SCARBOROUGH AND
WINDHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MAINE...
  SOUTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...
  WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MAINE...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 423 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HAMPDEN...OR
  NEAR BANGOR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BANGOR...BUCKSPORT...ORONO...BREWER...HAMPDEN...HERMON...VEAZIE...
  DEDHAM...DEBLOIS...WINTERPORT...ORRINGTON...HOLDEN...CARMEL...
  EDDINGTON...NEWBURGH...BRADLEY...CLIFTON...OTIS...MARIAVILLE AND
  EASTBROOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE...
  NORTHERN KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...
  SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
  NORTHWESTERN WALDO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 437 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
  EAST OF BINGHAM TO 9 MILES NORTH OF SKOWHEGAN TO NORRIDGEWOCK TO 8
  MILES EAST OF LIVERMORE FALLS...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EASTERN AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN FARMINGTON...
  FAIRFIELD...OAKLAND...PITTSFIELD...THORNDIKE...SKOWHEGAN...
  MADISON...CHINA...CLINTON...BELGRADE...BINGHAM...LIBERTY...UNITY...
  PALERMO...NORRIDGEWOCK...LAKE ST. GEORGE STATE PARK...WILTON AND
  KNOX.