242
WWUS81 KCAR 282329
SPSCAR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
729 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2026
MEZ015-016-029-290015-
INTERIOR HANCOCK ME-COASTAL HANCOCK ME-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-
729 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 729 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HAMPDEN, OR NEAR BUCKSPORT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLSWORTH, BUCKSPORT, HAMPDEN, DEDHAM, PENOBSCOT TOWNSHIP, ORRINGTON,
HOLDEN, AND ORLAND.
THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 NEAR ORLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4457 6874 4456 6875 4457 6875 4457 6876
4458 6876 4464 6883 4467 6881 4468 6881
4470 6884 4470 6886 4469 6887 4470 6887
4475 6882 4469 6850 4451 6869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 305DEG 17KT 4470 6882
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AES
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page