Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 5:00PM EDT until August 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 2:00pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Ebeemee, or 12 miles west of Millinocket, 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, West Seboeis, Norcross, Cedar
Lake, and Grindstone.
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