Special Weather Statement 05/03/2025 13:25 for Maine areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 4:25PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 3, 2025 - 1:25pm
Expires: 
May 3, 2025 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 424 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Berwick, or near Kittery, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... South Berwick, York, Ogunquit, Biddeford, Eliot, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells, Arundel, Kittery, Newington, Berwick, North Berwick, and Saco.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southwestern Maine...and southern and central New Hampshire.
Area Description: 
Interior York; Coastal York
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gray ME