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WGUS81 KGYX 081042
FLSGYX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
642 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
MEC011-081330-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FA.Y.0016.260808T1042Z-260808T1330Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENNEBEC ME-
642 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, KENNEBEC.
* WHEN...UNTIL 930 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 642 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OAKLAND, BELGRADE, CHESTERVILLE, FAYETTE, ROME, MOUNT VERNON,
VIENNA, NEW SHARON, SMITHFIELD AND SIDNEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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.
LAT...LON 4458 6982 4458 6981 4449 6977 4445 7004
4449 7006 4449 7005 4449 7004 4451 7004
4453 7007 4457 7005 4458 6999 4457 6995
4460 6994 4462 6985 4461 6982 4460 6982
GC
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