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WGUS81 KGYX 082156
FLSGYX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
556 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
MEC005-017-090100-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUMBERLAND ME-OXFORD ME-
556 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN MAINE, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTHWEST MAINE, CUMBERLAND. IN WESTERN
MAINE, OXFORD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 556 PM EDT, GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRIDGTON, NAPLES, HIRAM, CASCO, BROWNFIELD, DENMARK, SEBAGO
AND BALDWIN.
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.
LAT...LON 4386 7083 4388 7086 4388 7085 4390 7086
4392 7084 4393 7082 4394 7081 4397 7080
4399 7074 4399 7059 4391 7059 4387 7075
4386 7080
BARON
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