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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

546 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006



MEC003-021-142230-

AROOSTOOK ME-PISCATAQUIS ME-

546 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN PISCATAQUIS AND WEST CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTIES...



AT 542 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE 

IN A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMBERLAIN LAKE TO ABOUT 7 

MILES EAST OF NORTHERN BAXTER STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 

MPH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

BROOKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND BRIDGES IN THE NORTH MAINE WOODS. 

SPECIFIC WATERWAYS WERE FLOODING IS AT ITS WORST ARE...CENTER 

BROOK...CARPBELL BROOK MILLS BROOK AND THE CHEMQUASABAMTICOOK STREAM 

IN NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY...WEST OF CLAYTON LAKE AND SOUTH OF 

NINE-MILE BRIDGE.  IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDE DEPOT ROAD...THIBODEAU 

ROAD AND THE AMERICAN REALTY ROAD.



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

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR BROOKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

BROOKS.



LAT...LON 4678 6972 4665 6986 4616 6940 4641 6900



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