... Flood Watch now in effect through this afternoon...
The Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of east central Maine... north central Maine...
northern Maine... southeast Maine and west central Maine...
including the following areas... in east central Maine...
central Penobscot... northern Penobscot and southern Penobscot.
In north central Maine... central Piscataquis... northern
Piscataquis and southern Piscataquis. In northern Maine...
northeast Aroostook... Northwest Aroostook and southeast
Aroostook. In southeast Maine... central Washington... interior
Hancock and northern Washington. In west central Maine...
northern Somerset.
* Through this afternoon
* rainfall of 2 to 4 inches has been observed across the area
during the past several days with some higher amounts on the
Washington County coast. Additional rainfall of up to one inch
is possible through this evening.
* Larger, mainstem rivers will continue to see rises from the
additional rainfall but are expected to remain within their
banks. Smaller streams and rivers could reach near bankfull and
possibly spill out of their banks leading to some minor
flooding. Ponding of water on roadways can be expected as well.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.
Hewitt
Southern Penobscot
- Forecasts for: Maine
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Statement as of 4:03 am EDT on May 26, 2013
Areal Flood Watch
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Statement as of 10:50 PM EDT on May 25, 2013 The following are unofficial storm total rainfall observations taken during the several days for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... cwop observers... Skywarn spotters... facebook fans... and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Caribou ********************storm total rainfall******************** Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of /inches/ measurement Maine ... Aroostook County... Knowles Corner 2.88 1038 PM 5/25 Eagle Lake 2.48 1034 PM 5/25 Lille 2.41 800 PM 5/25 Fox brook 2.38 1034 PM 5/25 Fort Kent 1 SW 2.36 1034 PM 5/25 Clayton Lake 2.34 1034 PM 5/25 Frenchville 2.26 1035 PM 5/25 Estcourt 2.24 1033 PM 5/25 Caribou 2.07 1036 PM 5/25 Loring 1.91 1036 PM 5/25 Oxbow 1.88 1037 PM 5/25 Dickey 1.70 1033 PM 5/25 ... Hancock County... Bar Harbor 3 WSW 2.84 1048 PM 5/25 Hancock 1.92 1047 PM 5/25 ... Penobscot County... Patten 3 NW 2.59 1039 PM 5/25 Dixmont 2.09 1046 PM 5/25 Bangor 1.67 1046 PM 5/25 Old Town 1.52 1047 PM 5/25 ... Piscataquis County... Kokadjo 3.19 1040 PM 5/25 Greenville 2.80 1041 PM 5/25 Sebec 2.70 733 PM 5/25 0.80 24hr ripogenus 2.33 1039 PM 5/25 Shirley 2.33 1042 PM 5/25 Blanchard 2.32 1043 PM 5/25 Abbot Village 2.15 1044 PM 5/25 Kingsbury 2.06 1043 PM 5/25 Smith brook 1.96 1039 PM 5/25 Sangerville 2 ENE 1.80 1044 PM 5/25 ... Somerset County... Saint zacharie 2.31 1032 PM 5/25 Turner brook 2.20 1038 PM 5/25 ... Washington County... Whiting 3 NNE 6.14 959 PM 5/25 East Machias 4 E 4.40 632 PM 5/25 Moosehorn NWR 3.51 1045 PM 5/25 Centerville 4 SSE 3.23 1045 PM 5/25 Eastport 3.17 1045 PM 5/25 Vanceboro 2.61 1042 PM 5/25 Danforth 2.52 1041 PM 5/25 Princeton 2.45 1044 PM 5/25 Columbia Falls 1 NNE 1.26 926 PM 5/25 24 hr total |
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