Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 4:42PM EDT until August 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 1:42pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRCAR
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Piscataquis County in north central Maine...
Central Penobscot County in east central Maine...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ebeemee, or
13 miles north of Brownville Junction, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Millinocket, East Millinocket, Medway, Ebeemee, West Seboeis,
Norcross, Cedar Lake, Grindstone, and Katahdin Iron Works.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 239 and 241.
State Highway 11 between West Seboeis 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