Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 2:52PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 11:52am
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bridgewater to Smyrna Mills to near Mount
Katahdin. Movement was southeast at 40 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...
Houlton, Patten, Hodgdon, Sherman, Island Falls, Bridgewater, Smyrna,
Amity, Mount Chase, Haynesville, Sherman Station, Cary Plantation,
Smyrna Mills, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Dudley
Township, Reed Plantation, Littleton, Linneus, Monticello, and
Oakfield.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 260 and 304.
US Highway 1 between Orient and Monticello.
State Highway 11 between Stacyville and Patten.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northern Penobscot; Southeast Aroostook
Forcast Office:
NWS Caribou ME
Sender: