Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hancock County 9:30 PM Sept 3
From the National Weather Service in Caribou
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAR HARBOR... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHERRYFIELD... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 923 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAR HARBOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STEUBEN AND MILLBRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.