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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
251 PM EST WED DEC 11 2024
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR
HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERRYFIELD, BILLY-JACK DEPOT, LINCOLN,
DANFORTH, MACHIAS, HODGDON, HOWLAND, EASTPORT, CHURCHILL DAM,
CARIBOU, BANGOR, BAR HARBOR, HOULTON, PERRY, SMYRNA MILLS, GREAT
POND, PRINCETON, BUCKSPORT, EAST MILLINOCKET, BAXTER ST PARK,
BREWER, CALAIS, MILLINOCKET, TOPSFIELD, MEDWAY, BAKER LAKE,
SHERMAN, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, GUILFORD, PATTEN, AURORA, FORT KENT,
VAN BUREN, SPRINGFIELD, MADAWASKA, FRENCHVILLE, BLANCHARD,
GREENVILLE, AMHERST, CASTINE, WESLEY, MILO, ALLAGASH,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, MOUNT KATAHDIN, MONSON, EASTBROOK, GRAND LAKE
STREAM, OLD TOWN, DEDHAM, MARS HILL, ELLSWORTH, PRESQUE ISLE,
ORLAND, VANCEBORO, ORONO, ASHLAND, AND CLAYTON LAKE
251 PM EST WED DEC 11 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, COASTAL DOWNEAST, FAR
EASTERN, FAR NORTHERN, INTERIOR DOWNEAST, NORTH WOODS, AND
PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS MAINE, CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS, NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE, COASTAL HANCOCK
AND COASTAL WASHINGTON. IN FAR EASTERN MAINE, NORTHERN WASHINGTON
AND SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN FAR NORTHERN MAINE, NORTHEAST
AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK. IN INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE,
CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND INTERIOR HANCOCK. IN NORTH WOODS MAINE,
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND NORTHERN SOMERSET. IN PENOBSCOT VALLEY
MAINE, CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD SOAKING
RAIN TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL MELT SNOWPACK AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN MORE PERSISTENT BANDS OF
HEAVIER RAIN.
- FOR FLOOD SAFETY VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
LAFLASH
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