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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
503 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY IN NORTHERN MAINE...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.
* AT 502 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RUSSEL CROSSING, OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTAGE,
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NASHVILLE PLANTATION AROUND 510 PM EDT.
PORTAGE AND ASHLAND AROUND 525 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GARFIELD AND NASHVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN ASHLAND AND PORTAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4656 6876 4668 6881 4681 6843 4659 6829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 250DEG 26KT 4663 6873
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
FOISY
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