{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1451b51a24d8409f92d82be8b12282b96e8d9a8b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 6:48PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1451b51a24d8409f92d82be8b12282b96e8d9a8b.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Caribou ME"},"word_count":119,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 6:48PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Northeast Aroostook; Southeast Aroostook\n**Issued by:** NWS Caribou ME\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T18:48:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T18:48:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms near Bridgewater, or 16 miles south of Presque Isle,\nmoving northeast at 45 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nPresque Isle, Mars Hill, Easton, Bridgewater, Dudley Township,\nLittleton, Monticello, Blaine, Westfield, Chapman, and Number Nine\nMountain.\n\nThis includes US Highway 1 between Monticello and Mars Hill.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}