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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
552 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...MACROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
RANGELEY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE...

LOCATION...RANGELEY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE
DATE...JUNE 2 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...4:45 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...3.6 MILES
PATH LENGTH...7.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...44.96247N/-70.79581W
ENDING LAT/LON...44.96917N/-70.64381W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY ME HAS CONFIRMED A
MACROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ IN THE TOWN OF RANGELEY IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE ON JUNE 2 2013.

AN ESTIMATED SEVERAL THOUSAND TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED BY
THE SEVERE WINDS. FALLING TREES BLOCKED ROADS AND DAMAGED
BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES IN THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH NEAR HAINES LANDING ON THE
EAST SIDE OF MOOSELOOKMEGUNTIC LAKE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GYX.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MACROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW
AREA
OF AT LEAST 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING BETWEEN 5 AND
20 MINUTES. INTENSE MACROBURSTS MAY CAUSE TORNADO-FORCE DAMAGE OF
UP TO EF3 INTENSITY. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO
DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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JENSENIUS