Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 3:44PM EDT until August 28 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 12:44pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRCAR
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Piscataquis County in north central Maine...
Northwestern Penobscot County in east central Maine...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 344 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near White Cap
Mountain, or 10 miles northeast of Greenville, moving northeast at
35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Millinocket, White Cap Mountain, Frenchtown, Elliottsville,
Ebeemee, Beaver Cove, Norcross, Katahdin Iron Works, and Lily Bay.
This includes State Highway 11 between Norcross and Millinocket.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Penobscot, ME; Piscataquis, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov