WGUS71 KCAR 110444
FFSCAR

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1244 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

MEC019-021-110700-
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Penobscot ME-Piscataquis ME-
1244 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND EAST CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS 
COUNTIES...

At 1244 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 
1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is 
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lincoln, Howland, Medway, Springfield, Lake View Plantation, 
  Licoln Township, Ebeemee, Enfield, Brownville, Lee, Mattawamkeag, 
  Chester, Winn, Medford, Woodville, Maxfield, Seboeis, Cedar Lake, 
  West Seboeis and Ebeemee Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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.

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LAT...LON 4561 6850 4542 6818 4525 6868 4530 6879
      4551 6922 4555 6896

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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Clark