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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
618 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

MEZ002-052245-
Northeast Aroostook ME-
618 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Mars Hill, or 11 miles south of Presque Isle, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mars Hill, Bridgewater, Scopan, Blaine, Westfield, Chapman, and
Number Nine Mountain.

This includes US Highway 1 between Bridgewater and Mars Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Be alert for ponding water on roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4643 6821 4658 6819 4659 6779 4639 6779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 272DEG 22KT 4653 6802

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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MStrauser