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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT for Franklin County, Maine. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
County Franklin County, ME
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NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 4:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 4:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 4:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 457 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018 MEZ008-009-013-014-062130- Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset- 457 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL SOMERSET AND EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 457 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Phillips, or 13 miles north of Farmington, moving east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Kingfield, Phillips, Anson, Embden, Avon, Strong, Freeman, New Portland, New Vineyard, Salem, Industry, Lexington and Starks. LAT...LON 4481 7035 4490 7032 4501 6999 4475 6997 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 263DEG 27KT 4486 7022 Legro
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