

000 

WGUS51 KCAR 170548

FFWCAR

MEC021-170845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

143 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIPOGENUS...MOUNT KATAHDIN...BAXTER

  ST PARK



* UNTIL 445 AM EDT



* AT 137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

  FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA. 



  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE 

  WARNED AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO SMALL STREAMS AND 

  RIVERS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. SOME ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA COULD BECOME 

  IMPASSABLE.



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

CARIBOU MAINE.



LAT...LON 4576 6948 4572 6881 4657 6883 4657 6962



$$



HEWITT

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000 

WGUS51 KCAR 170548

FFWCAR

MEC021-170845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

143 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIPOGENUS...MOUNT KATAHDIN...BAXTER

  ST PARK



* UNTIL 445 AM EDT



* AT 137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

  FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA. 



  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE 

  WARNED AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO SMALL STREAMS AND 

  RIVERS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. SOME ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA COULD BECOME 

  IMPASSABLE.



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

CARIBOU MAINE.



LAT...LON 4576 6948 4572 6881 4657 6883 4657 6962



$$



HEWITT

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