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WGUS81 KCAR 260703
FLSCAR
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
303 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2025
MEC003-262100-
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AROOSTOOK ME-
303 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2025
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* 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 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 302 AM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING NEAR
THE ADVISORY AREA. MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
- 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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