Mid-March Rainstorm Update Number Six

Mid-March Rainstorm Update Number Five

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY, MAINE
224 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MAINE

  CARRABASSETT RIVER AT NORTH ANSON AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE ROAD IS
SAFE FOR TRAVEL. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET.

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MEC025-140624-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FL.W.0007.130313T1824Z-130314T1111Z/
/NANM1.1.ER.130313T1750Z.130313T2115Z.130314T0511Z.NO/
224 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CARRABASSETT RIVER AT NORTH ANSON
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 2 PM THE STAGE WAS...15.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* AN ICE JAM THAT HAS REMAINED IN PLACE FOR THE PAST MONTH IS IS
  CAUSING  THE RIVER TO FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE
  TO FLUCTUATE THIS EVENING. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHEN THE
  ICE WILL RELEASE OR HOW HIGH THE RIVER WILL RISE BEHIND THE
  JAM. WATER LEVELS ARE RISING RAPIDLY AT THE MOMENT. PEOPLE LIVING
  IN FLOOD  PRONE AREAS IN THE VICINILTY OF NORTH ANSON SHOULD REMAIN
  ALERT FOR RISING WATER.

$$

Mid-March Rainstorm Update Number Four

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
943 AM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

MEC029-131745-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FA.Y.0003.130313T1343Z-130313T1745Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON ME-
943 AM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VANCEBORO...MACHIAS...LUBEC...
  EASTPORT...CHERRYFIELD...CALAIS...

* UNTIL 145 PM EDT

* AT 939 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO NEW BRUNSWICK THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WATER IS STARTING TO COME ACROSS SOME ROADS.
WHILE NO ROADS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED, CLOSURES MAY BECOME NECESSARY
DUE TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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LAT...LON 4459 6726 4460 6733 4465 6732 4456 6736
      4458 6746 4443 6759 4448 6762 4450 6778
      4439 6789 4444 6797 4476 6806 4564 6793
      4560 6743 4525 6746 4514 6735 4520 6729
      4516 6714 4482 6694

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HASTINGS
Richmond County
10:43 AM ADT Wednesday 13 March 2013
Rainfall warning for
Richmond County continued

30 to 40 millimetres of rain expected today and tonight.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure approaching from the west will cross Nova Scotia today and tonight. Rain at times heavy will slowly spread from west to east today and tonight. The rain will end early this evening west and near noon Thursday east. Rainfall amounts of 30 to 40 millimetres are forecast for most of Mainland Nova Scotia and Western Cape Breton.