104  
WGUS61 KCAR 111951  
FFACAR  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
251 PM EST WED DEC 11 2024  
 
MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-121000-  
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/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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