Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 7:09PM EDT until August 28 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 4:09pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving
east at 25 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...
Bangor, Dexter, Newport, Orono, Brewer, Hampden, Hermon, Corinth,
Kenduskeag, East Corinth, Glenburn, Levant, Carmel, Corinna, Hudson,
Charleston, Plymouth, Bradford, Etna, and Stetson.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 159 and 173, and between mile
markers 175 and 186.
State Highway 11 between Corinna and Bradford.
State Highway 9 near Bangor.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Penobscot, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov