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WGUS81 KCAR 270146
FLSCAR
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
946 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2025
MEC003-271800-
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AROOSTOOK ME-
946 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2025
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
* 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 200 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE LOW WATER CROSSING AT GARDNER CREEK IS IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 942 PM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ICE JAM FLOODING
NEAR THE ADVISORY AREA. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING UPSTREAM
OF THE GARDNER CREEK ALONG THE AROOSTOOK RIVER.
- CAMPS ARE FLOODED UPSTREAM OF GARDNER CREEK ON THE PRIVATE
CAMP ROAD.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WADE AND CASTLE HILL ALONG THE AROOSTOOK RIVER.
- 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 4676 6825 4677 6822 4678 6820 4676 6820
4676 6821 4675 6824
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