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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
501 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

MEZ002-132130-
Northeast Aroostook ME-
501 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Van Buren, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Van Buren, Grand Isle, Connor, Stockholm, Hamlin, and Cyr Plantation.

This includes US Highway 1 near Van Buren.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4726 6807 4724 6803 4721 6799 4721 6797
      4720 6795 4717 6794 4712 6789 4711 6789
      4709 6785 4700 6803 4717 6823 4727 6808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 231DEG 20KT 4715 6806

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Clark