Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 16 at 8:32PM EDT until April 16 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 5:32pm
Expires:
April 16, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 831 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grafton, or 17
miles northeast of Berlin, moving east at 50 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...
Rumford, Dixfield, Andover, Errol, Grafton, Mexico, Weld, Carthage,
Byron, Roxbury, Upton, Newry, Peru, Riley, and Milan.
This also includes...
Umbagog Lake State Park, Old Speck Mountain, Grafton Notch, Screw
Auger Falls, and Success Pond.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Franklin, ME; Oxford, ME; Coos, NH
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov