Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
312 PM EDT Sun Aug 13 2023
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a
- Flash Flood Warning for…
Southwestern Somerset County in west central Maine…
Central Franklin County in western Maine… - Until 615 PM EDT.
- At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly. HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas. - Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Eustis, Kingfield, Bingham, Carrabassett Valley, Phillips, Weld,
Athens, Embden, Harmony and Dallas Plantation.
This includes the following Rec locations…
Saddleback Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, Crocker Mountain, The
Bigelows, West Carry Pond, Mount Abraham, Pleasant Pond Mountain,
Moxie Bald Mountain, Middle Carry Pond, East Carry Pond, Pierce
Pond, Spaulding Mountain and Mount Redington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
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LAT…LON 4525 7023 4531 6970 4529 6970 4529 6971
4510 6966 4510 6965 4501 6962 4501 6961
4499 6960 4486 7056 4513 7066
FLASH FLOOD…RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE…1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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