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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 1:49PM EDT until July 16 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Gray ME

Description

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The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Kennebec County in south central Maine...
Southwestern Knox County in south central Maine...
Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
Lincoln County in south central Maine...
Northeastern Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
Sagadahoc County in south central Maine...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 148 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Augusta to near Lewiston to 7
miles west of Mechanic Falls, moving southeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts even though you might not hear thunder.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick, Augusta, Bath, Gardiner, Mechanic
Falls, Damariscotta, Topsham, Wiscasset, Freeport, Gray,
Litchfield, Farmingdale, Bristol, Manchester, Hallowell,
Georgetown, Bremen, and Woolwich.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 295 between mile markers 18 and 51.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 66 and 107.

This also includes...
Reid State Park, Popham Beach State Park, and Pemaquid Beach.
Bailey Island, Orrs Island, Friendship Long Island, Cranberry
Island, and Otter Island.

Instructions

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

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