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WGUS81 KCAR 201851
FLSCAR
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
251 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2025
MEC009-029-202200-
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HANCOCK ME-WASHINGTON ME-
251 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF DOWNEAST MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR
OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 251 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ELLSWORTH, MACHIAS, CHERRYFIELD, STEUBEN, HARRINGTON,
JONESBORO, COLUMBIA FALLS, COLUMBIA, DEBLOIS, CENTERVILLE,
HANCOCK, FRANKLIN, TRENTON, SURRY, EAST MACHIAS, ADDISON,
SULLIVAN, MACHIASPORT, OTIS AND MARSHFIELD.
- FOR FLOOD SAFETY VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4445 6848 4463 6860 4474 6805 4483 6758
4471 6741 4470 6741 4462 6773 4454 6800
4445 6833 4442 6846
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