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MEC007-017-032145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

247 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...

  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF WELD...OR ABOUT

  8 MILES NORTH OF RUMFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELD AND

PHILLIPS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 4487 7036 4469 7021 4451 7080 4467 7087

TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 243DEG 12KT 4468 7057



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