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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

1000 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2005



MEC021-300300-

PISCATAQUIS ME-

1000 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...



AT 955 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WERE STARTING TO IMPROVE.

RAINFALL RATES ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH LOCALIZED 

RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

MONSON...MILO...SANGERVILLE...DOVER-FOXCROFT AND BROWNVILLE JUNCTION.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4531 6953 4507 6946 4516 6876 4541 6888



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