Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 4:21PM EDT until June 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:21pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRGYX
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
York County in southwestern Maine...
Southern Oxford County in western Maine...
Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
Northwestern Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire...
Strafford County in central New Hampshire...
Southeastern Belknap County in central New Hampshire...
East central Merrimack County in central New Hampshire...
Southeastern Carroll County in northern New Hampshire...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 420 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles north of Fryeburg to near Wolfeboro to near
Concord, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Rochester, Auburn, Biddeford, Westbrook, Durham, Conway,
Bridgton, Fryeburg, Mechanic Falls, Alfred, Bethel, Sanford,
Naples, Ossipee, Northwood, Turner, Dover, Cumberland, and Saco.
This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 58 and 82.
This also includes...
Sebago Lake, Pleasant Mountain, Burnt Meadow Mountains, Long Lake,
and Albany Mountain.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for western and
southwestern Maine...and central, northern and southern New
Hampshire.
Area Description:
Androscoggin, ME; Cumberland, ME; Oxford, ME; York, ME; Belknap, NH; Carroll, NH; Merrimack, NH; Rockingham, NH; Strafford, NH
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov