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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

626 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY IN NORTHERN MAINE...

  NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 622 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM LAC    

  FRONTIERE THROUGH THE CLAYTON LAKE AREA AND INTO THE ALLAGASH      

  WILDERNESS WATERWAY.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  CHURCHILL DAM...CAUCOMGOMOC LAKE...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHESUNCOOK...

  TELOS LAKE...BAXTER ST PARK AND MOUNT KATAHDIN



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.



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 BROOKS 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 4688 6980 4670 6996 4656 6970 4604 6969

      4580 6886 4616 6887



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