CONWAY — A strong thunderstorm that produced marble-sized hailstones struck parts of Conway Village, Center Conway, Eaton and Brownfield, Maine last Saturday afternoon.
It was 15 years to the day since another strong thunderstorm, struck the region on June 4, 2007, bringing “pea-sized hail” to Conway.
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