BREAKING WEATHER NEWS: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Lewiston ME, Auburn ME, Norway ME Til 7pm

BREAKING WEATHER NEWS: According to National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine, The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Kennebec County in south central Maine...
  Southeastern Oxford County in western Maine...
  Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
  North central Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
  Southern Franklin County in western Maine...

* Until 700 PM EDT

* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Turner,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lewiston, Mechanic Falls, Naples, Turner, Jay, Belgrade, Livermore
  Falls, Canton, Winthrop, Waterford, Greene, Casco, Harrison, Leeds,
  Livermore, Buckfield, Hebron, Chesterville, Hartford and Fayette.

This also includes...
  Crocker Hill, Streaked Mountain, and Singepole Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.