May Day Storm Update Two

Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Caribou ME

753 PM EDT Mon May 1 2023

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Piscataquis ME-

753 PM EDT Mon May 1 2023

...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by this morning`s

  excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of North Central Maine, including the following

  county, Piscataquis.

* WHEN...Until 200 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 750 PM EDT, the public reported roads in the area continue

    to remain underwater. Rivers and small streams will remain

    high tonight.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Guilford, Brownville Junction,

    Milo, Monson, Blanchard, Elliottsville, Kingsbury Plantation,

    Ebeemee, Orneville, Sangerville, Brownville, Parkman, Abbot,

    Sebec, Atkinson, Wellington, Shirley and Willimantic.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 4501 6962 4537 6972 4551 6915 4515 6887

      4506 6949 4504 6950

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Buster

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Caribou ME

527 PM EDT Mon May 1 2023

...The National Weather Service in Caribou ME has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Maine...

  Piscataquis River Above Dover-Foxcroft affecting Piscataquis

  County.

For the Piscataquis River...including Blanchard, Dover-Foxcroft,

Abbot, Medford...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 430 AM EDT.

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527 PM EDT Mon May 1 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Piscataquis River above Dover-Foxcroft.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Back Road in Abbot flooded. Floodwaters

  encroach on Guilford Recreational Fields.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 5:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 10.9 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late this afternoon to a crest of 11.3 feet this evening. It

    will then fall below flood stage late this evening.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    11.3 feet on 04/28/1973.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4517 6946 4520 6939 4525 6897 4515 6896

      4513 6921 4511 6939

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Buster