Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:40PM EDT until August 8 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 1:40pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRGYX
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central York County in southwestern Maine...
North central Strafford County in central New Hampshire...
Southeastern Carroll County in northern New Hampshire...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Lebanon, or 13 miles north of Rochester, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Alfred, Sanford, Lebanon, Waterboro, Acton, Brookfield, Middleton,
Shapleigh, Milton, Wakefield, North Berwick, and New Durham.
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:
York, ME; Carroll, NH; Strafford, NH
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov