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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

635 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 628 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PHILLIPS TO

  WELD...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY.  



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

PHILLIPS.



THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...WEBB 

RIVER...SANDY RIVER...HOUGHTON BROOK...EAST BROOK...AND MOUNT BLUE 

STREAM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 CREEKS 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.



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 4490 7019 4480 7017 4461 7050 4470 7054

      4482 7045

TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 235DEG 4KT 4480 7036 4473 7040

          4465 7047



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