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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

151 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006



MEC019-102000-

PENOBSCOT ME-

151 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY...



AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PENOBSCOT 

COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE KATAHDIN 

IRON WORKS-JO MARY FOREST...MILLINOCKET...AND STATE ROUTE 11.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. SPECIFICALLY AT RISK 

ARE THE WATERWAYS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SEBOEIS STREAM AND ROUTE 11 

SOUTH OF MILLINOCKET AND THE SMALL TRIBUTARIES OF THE PENOBSCOT 

RIVER SOUTHEAST OF MILLINOCKET.  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF BROOKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE 

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. 

CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID CROSSING STREAMS OR BROOKS.



LAT...LON 4560 6894 4552 6895 4558 6845 4584 6844

      4573 6875



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