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WGUS81 KCAR 251941
FLSCAR
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
341 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2025
MEC003-260900-
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AROOSTOOK ME-
341 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2025
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...A 2 MILE LONG ICE JAM PERSISTS ON THE AROOSTOOK RIVER AT
THE BEND NEAR CASTLE HILL AND WADE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, AROOSTOOK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 500 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 340 PM EDT, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORT LOCALIZED ICE
JAMS ALONG THE AROOSTOOK RIVER BETWEEN WASHBURN AND RANDS.
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF ICE JAMS.
- CAMPS ARE FLOODED UPSTREAM OF GARDNER CREEK ON THE PRIVATE
CAMP ROAD.
- FOR FLOOD SAFETY VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE AND FALL QUICKLY IN THE VICINITY OF ICE JAMS.
THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND TRIBUTARY STREAMS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS IN THE VICINITY OF ICE
JAMS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS OR AROUND CLOSED ROAD
BARRICADES. THE BARRICADES ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM RELEASES OR CONTINUED FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4677 6816 4676 6819 4676 6821 4675 6824
4676 6825 4678 6822 4678 6818 4679 6816
4677 6814 4676 6810 4676 6806 4674 6806
4675 6808 4675 6811 4676 6814
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