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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Caribou ME

519 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

 

MEZ002-005-006-052200-

Southeast Aroostook ME-Northeast Aroostook ME-Northern Penobscot ME-

519 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK AND

NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...



At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Caribou to 6 miles south of Mapleton to 10

miles north of Shin Pond. Movement was east at 65 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, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Mapleton, Washburn,

Mars Hill, Easton, Woodland, Bridgewater, Masardis, Loring, Scopan,

Dudley Township, Monticello, Blaine, New Sweden, Westfield, Chapman,

and Connor.



This includes US Highway 1 between Bridgewater and Caribou.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4634 6778 4619 6866 4660 6818 4700 6805

      4707 6779

TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 253DEG 54KT 4694 6803 4661 6814 4626 6856 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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