Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 10 at 5:51PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 10, 2026 - 2:51pm
Expires:
May 10, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashland, or 12 miles south of Portage, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Mapleton, Washburn, Ashland,
Easton, Woodland, Masardis, Oxbow, Scopan, Nashville Plantation, New
Sweden, Westfield, Chapman, Connor, Castle Hill, Perham, Wade, and
Westmanland.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 1 between Presque Isle and Caribou.
State Highway 11 between Masardis and Ashland.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northeast Aroostook
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: