At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lobster Township, or 11 miles west of Ripogenus, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include. Mount Katahdin, Ripogenus, Baxter State Park, and Lobster Township.

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for west central Maine.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 292 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN DOWNEAST MAINE HANCOCK WASHINGTON IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE PENOBSCOT IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE PISCATAQUIS IN NORTHERN MAINE AROOSTOOK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BANGOR, BAR HARBOR, BREWER, CARIBOU, DOVER-FOXCROFT, EASTPORT, ELLSWORTH, GREENVILLE, GUILFORD, HOULTON, MACHIAS, MADAWASKA, MILO, OLD TOWN, ORONO, AND PRESQUE ISLE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 292 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE KENNEBEC KNOX LINCOLN SAGADAHOC WALDO IN SOUTHWEST MAINE ANDROSCOGGIN IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE SOMERSET IN WESTERN MAINE FRANKLIN OXFORD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALNA, ANDOVER, APPLETON, ARROWSIC, ATHENS, AUBURN, AUGUSTA, AVON, BATH, BELFAST, BETHEL, BOWDOIN, BOWDOINHAM, BREMEN, BRISTOL, BROOKS, BRYANT POND, BYRON, CAMDEN, CHINA, COBURN GORE, CORNVILLE, DAMARISCOTTA, DAVIS, DRESDEN, EMBDEN, FARMINGTON, GREENE, HANOVER, HOPE, JACKSON, KINGFIELD, KNOX, LEWISTON, LIBERTY, MINOT, MONTVILLE, MORRILL, NEW PORTLAND, NEWCASTLE, OQUOSSOC, OWLS HEAD, PALERMO, PALMYRA, PHIPPSBURG, PITTSFIELD, RANGELEY, ROCKLAND, ROCKPORT, SABATTUS, SIDNEY, SKOWHEGAN, TOPSHAM, TURNER, UPTON, VASSALBORO, WALES, WATERVILLE, WHITEFIELD, WILSONS MILLS, AND WINDSOR.