Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 6:09PM EDT until August 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRCAR
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Piscataquis County in north central Maine...
Central Penobscot County in east central Maine...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake View
Plantation, or 10 miles northwest of Howland, moving east 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...
Howland, Medway, Lake View Plantation, Lincoln, Enfield, Chester,
Burlington, Lowell, Medford, Woodville, Maxfield, Seboeis, and
Cedar Lake.
This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 218 and 242.
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