WGUS41 KCAR 111343
FLWCAR

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Caribou ME
943 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

MEC019-021-111500-
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Penobscot ME-Piscataquis ME-
943 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of East Central and North Central Maine, 
  including the following counties, in East Central Maine, 
  Penobscot. In North Central Maine, Piscataquis.

* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams 
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It 
  will take several hours for all the water from these storms to 
  work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 941 AM EDT, Emergency management reported flooding in the
    warned area. Flooding is already occurring. Between 2.5 and 5
    inches of rain have fallen.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Guilford, Howland, Brownville
    Junction, Milo, Monson, Blanchard, Elliottsville, Ebeemee,
    Kingsbury Plantation, Orneville, Lake View Plantation,
    Sangerville, Brownville, Parkman, Abbot, Lagrange, Sebec and
    Atkinson.
  - For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4501 6962 4545 6975 4552 6919 4525 6867
      4508 6950 4504 6950 4502 6952


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MStrauser