New Castle, NH Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located near Wells, or 20 nm northeast of
Portsmouth, moving southeast at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could
result in structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
Kennebunkport and Wells.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE;
HAIL...>.75IN;
WIND...40KTS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
530 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST MAINE

YORK

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE

BELKNAP               MERRIMACK             STRAFFORD
SULLIVAN

IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

CHESHIRE              HILLSBOROUGH          ROCKINGHAM

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALFRED, ATKINSON, BARRINGTON,
BIDDEFORD, BOSCAWEN, CANTERBURY, CHESTER, CLAREMONT, CONCORD,
CORNISH, CROYDON, DERRY, DOVER, DUNBARTON, DURHAM, GILFORD,
GILSUM, GOSHEN, GRANTHAM, HAMPSTEAD, HOLLIS, KEENE, LACONIA,
LEBANON, LEMPSTER, LOUDON, MADBURY, MANCHESTER, MARLOW, NASHUA,
NEWTON, OLD ORCHARD BEACH, PELHAM, PLAISTOW, ROCHESTER,
ROLLINSFORD, SACO, SALEM, SANFORD, SOMERSWORTH, SULLIVAN, SURRY,
AND UNITY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
530 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT
25 NM