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Scattered thunderstorms expected on Thursday

Contributed • July 28, 2022

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff

Scattered thunderstorms could bring severe winds and potential hail to parts of eastern and northern Maine on Thursday. 

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Penobscot, Piscatiquis, Hancock and Washington counties for Thursday, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service office in Caribou. 

Thunderstorms are expected to move across eastern Maine late Wednesday night, continuing into Thursday morning. Scattered storms could bring up to a half an inch of rainfall across eastern Maine, according to forecasters. 

Thunderstorms are expected to give way to foggy, rainy conditions on Thursday afternoon, with overcast conditions persisting into Friday morning. With temperatures expected to be in the mid-80s, scattered thunderstorms may move across eastern Maine on Friday evening. 

Although scattered storms could bring wind gusts of up to 15 miles per hour, hail is not expected as of Wednesday evening.

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