Weather Alerts for Penobscot CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
River Flood Warning
Flood Advisory
 RIVER FLOOD WARNING |
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| PENOBSCOT COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Penobscot |
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| Effective: Tue, 4/23 10:18pm | Updated: Wed, 4/24 5:50am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Wed, 4/24 10:17am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Maine... Fish River at Fort Kent ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Maine... St John River At Fort Kent Mattawamkeag River Above Mattawamkeag The Flood Warning continues for the Mattawamkeag River Above Mattawamkeag * until further notice...or until the warning is cancelled. * At 10:02 PM Tuesday the stage was 15.8 feet * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 13.5 feet. * Forecast...The river will continue to fall to a stage of 15.7 feet by after midnight tomorrow. At 16.0 feet, Flooding begins along River Road in Mattawamkeag and Lancaster Road in Kingman.. && |
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 FLOOD ADVISORY |
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| PENOBSCOT COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Penobscot |
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| Effective: Tue, 4/23 10:18pm | Updated: Wed, 4/24 5:50am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Wed, 4/24 10:17am | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has extended the * Flood Advisory for... Snowmelt in... North central Penobscot County in east central Maine... * Until 430 PM EDT Wednesday. * At 415 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported snowmelt causing minor flooding along the East Branch of the Penobscot River and near the Grindstone area downstream from the Grand Lake Matagamon Dam. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Grand Lake Matagamon and Grindstone. * 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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