Expires:202407110800;Remove:202407110800;820805 WGUS51 KCAR 110644 FFWCAR MEC019-021-110800- /O.EXT.KCAR.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240711T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Caribou ME 244 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 The National Weather Service in Caribou has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Penobscot County in east central Maine... East Central Piscataquis County in north central Maine... * Until 400 AM EDT. * At 244 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lincoln, Howland, Medway, Springfield, Lake View Plantation, Licoln Township, Ebeemee, Enfield, Brownville, Lee, Mattawamkeag, Chester, Winn, Medford, Woodville, Maxfield, Seboeis, Cedar Lake, West Seboeis and Ebeemee Lake. The axis of heavier rainfall is shifting north of the warning area. Excessive runoff is expected even if precipitation becomes light. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. && LAT...LON 4561 6850 4542 6818 4525 6868 4530 6879 4551 6922 4555 6896 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED $$ Sinko