Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 5:21AM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 17, 2026 - 2:21am
Expires:
March 17, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 520 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Saint Pamphile to 11 miles southeast
of Baker Lake to 13 miles south of Jackman. Movement was northeast at
50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Allagash, Brownville Junction, Mount Katahdin, Clayton
Lake, Lac Frontiere, Saint Pamphile, Ripogenus, Milo, Monson, Lobster
Lake, South Branch Pond, Tamway, Churchill Dam, White Cap Mountain,
Ebeemee, Telos Lake, Northeast Carry, Nine-mile Bridge, and
Chesuncook.
This includes State Highway 11 between Brownville and Norcross.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northwest Aroostook; Northern Somerset; Northern Piscataquis; Northern Penobscot; Central Piscataquis; Central Penobscot; Southern Piscataquis
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov