Flood Warning Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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WGUS41 KGYX 152310
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
710 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024
...The National Weather Service in Gray ME has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Maine...
Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Somerset and Kennebec
Counties.
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/gray.
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710 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 35,000.0 cfs, Flooding begins at campgrounds in
Skowhegan.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Monday the flow was 37,000.0 cfs.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Monday was 39,930.0 cfs.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 17,540.0 cfs early
Thursday afternoon.
- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.
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LAT...LON 4480 6992 4480 6960 4453 6955 4453 6969
4468 6968 4471 6992
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