Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:46PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Veazie,
or 9 miles east of Bangor, 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...
Bangor, Old Town, Ellsworth, Bucksport, Orono, Brewer, Hampden,
Veazie, Dedham, Indian Island, Franklin, Orrington, Holden, Milford,
Eddington, Bradley, Greenbush, Clifton, Alton, and Otis.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 185 and 199.
State Highway 9 between Bangor and Junction 193.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Southern Penobscot; Interior Hancock; Central Washington; Coastal Hancock
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: