

000 

WGUS51 KCAR 281857

FFWCAR

MEC009-019-282245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

251 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...

  HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT



* AT 250 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED    

  NEAR BANGOR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



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

  DEDHAM...VEAZIE...ORONO...OLD TOWN AND ELLSWORTH



RAIN WAS FALLING AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR DIRECTLY UNDER 

THESE STRONG STORMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL BROOKS AND STREAMS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES 

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ANOTHER ROUND 

OF FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE RUSH HOUR COMMUTE IN 

BANGOR AND SURROUNDING AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

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 4505 6931 4466 6917 4435 6798 4522 6818



$$



MAT

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000 

WGUS51 KCAR 281857

FFWCAR

MEC009-019-282245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

251 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...

  HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT



* AT 250 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED    

  NEAR BANGOR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



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

  DEDHAM...VEAZIE...ORONO...OLD TOWN AND ELLSWORTH



RAIN WAS FALLING AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR DIRECTLY UNDER 

THESE STRONG STORMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL BROOKS AND STREAMS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES 

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ANOTHER ROUND 

OF FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE RUSH HOUR COMMUTE IN 

BANGOR AND SURROUNDING AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

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 4505 6931 4466 6917 4435 6798 4522 6818



$$



MAT

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