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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

604 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007



MEC025-290000-

SOMERSET ME-

604 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY...



AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE 

LAKE MOXIE AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR INDICATES THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE 4 PM. THE PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES 

OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES AT LAKE MOXIE. AREA STREAMS AND 

RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 4565 6969 4560 6969 4553 6977 4552 6975

      4549 6975 4531 6969 4519 6987 4531 7006

      4567 6971

TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 223DEG 18KT 4553 6959



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