Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:13PM EDT until August 8 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 3:13pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRGYX
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Oxford County in western Maine...
Central Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
Northwestern Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Mechanic Falls, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Auburn, Mechanic Falls, Turner, Waterford, Harrison,
Livermore, Buckfield, Hebron, Hartford, Otisfield, Norway, Minot,
Oxford, Paris, and Poland.
This also includes...
Crocker Hill, Streaked Mountain, and Singepole Ridge.
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:
Androscoggin, ME; Cumberland, ME; Oxford, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov