Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
827 AM EDT Tue Aug 8 2023
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a
- Flash Flood Warning for…
Southwestern Kennebec County in south central Maine…
Northwestern Sagadahoc County in south central Maine…
Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine…
Cumberland County in southwestern Maine…
Northeastern York County in southwestern Maine… - Until 200 PM EDT.
- At 827 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly. HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall. SOURCE…Radar. 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…
Portland, Lewiston, South Portland, Auburn, Biddeford, Brunswick,
Augusta, Westbrook, Bath and Gardiner. This includes the I 95 and
I 295 corridors between Portland and Augusta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT…LON 4341 7048 4352 7078 4414 7040 4422 7032
4447 7022 4443 6974 4428 6965 4414 6974
4414 6976 4404 6979 4403 6981 4402 6980
4396 6984 4384 6996
FLASH FLOOD…RADAR INDICATED
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SJ
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