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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Caribou ME

517 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

 

MEZ002-006-052200-

Southeast Aroostook ME-Northeast Aroostook ME-

517 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY

THROUGH 600 PM EDT...



At 517 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Loring to 6 miles

northeast of Scopan to 7 miles northwest of Shin Pond. Movement was

east at 60 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Presque Isle, Caribou, Houlton, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Mars Hill,

Hodgdon, Easton, Bridgewater, Loring, Cary Plantation, Littleton,

Monticello, Blaine, New Sweden, Westfield, Connor, Caswell,

Stockholm, and Hamlin.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 95 between mile markers 302 and 304.

 US Highway 1 between Houlton and Mars Hill, and near Caribou.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4707 6779 4599 6778 4599 6782 4708 6809

      4712 6789

TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 262DEG 51KT 4704 6798 4659 6815 4619 6865 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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