Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
403 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...
OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...
ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...
PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
403 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013
...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.
&&
$$
HEWITT
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
359 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013
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EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...
PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...
BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
359 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...EASTERN CLINTON...
EASTERN ESSEX...WESTERN CLINTON AND WESTERN ESSEX. IN
VERMONT...CALEDONIA...EASTERN ADDISON...EASTERN CHITTENDEN...
EASTERN FRANKLIN...EASTERN RUTLAND...ESSEX...LAMOILLE...
ORANGE...ORLEANS...WASHINGTON...WESTERN ADDISON...WESTERN
CHITTENDEN...WESTERN FRANKLIN...WESTERN RUTLAND AND WINDSOR.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* LIGHT RAINFALL THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
BY TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WILL BE AROUND A
QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. WATER LEVELS
ON LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL PEAK TODAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
RECEDING BY TONIGHT.
* MINOR FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE MISSISQUOI...THE
LAMOILLE AND BARTON RIVERS IN VERMONT ALONG WITH THE AUSABLE
RIVER IN NEW YORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
922 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
DAKOTA...
WILLOW CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY AFFECTING MCHENRY AND BOTTINEAU
COUNTIES
FOR THE SOURIS RIVER BASIN INCLUDING WILLOW CITY...MINOR FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.
.HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL LAST WEEKEND INTO EARLY THIS WEEK ACROSS
THE WILLOW CREEK BASIN MAY CAUSE THE CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY TO RISE
ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL
RISES POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO HOW MUCH
WATER HAS INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND AND HOW MUCH WILL BE ABLE TO
MAKE IT INTO THE CHANNEL.
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922 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE WILLOW CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS BACKING UP INTO RAVINES AND
GETS TO TOP OF ROAD BY GAGE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED 24 HR FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME CHG SUN MON TUE WED THU
SOURIS RIVER BASIN
WILLOW CITY 10 9.0 SAT 9 PM 9.5 9.7 10.0 10.2 10.4
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR TRIBUTARIES OF THE TANANA RIVER...INCLUDING THE
CHENA...SALCHA...AND CHATANIKA RIVERS. .
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES ON STREAMS FLOWING OUT OF THE TANANA-YUKON UPLANDS. PEAK
STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE EARLIEST AND
POSSIBLY MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-
INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY...
HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR TRIBUTARIES OF THE TANANA RIVER INCLUDING THE
SALCHA...GOODPASTER...GERSTLE...AND DELTA RIVERS...AND SHAW
CREEK.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES. PEAK STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE
EARLIEST AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR STREAMS FLOWING OUT OF THE UPLANDS SOUTH OF THE
YUKON RIVER INCLUDING BIRCH CREEK AND BEAVER CREEK.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES ON STREAMS FLOWING OUT OF THE TANANA-YUKON UPLANDS. PEAK
STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE EARLIEST AND
POSSIBLY MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN...
CHICKEN...BOUNDARY
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR TRIBUTARIES OF THE YUKON AND TANANA RIVERS
INCLUDING THE CHARLEY...GOODPASTER...TOK RIVER...AND GARDINER
CREEK.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES. PEAK STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE
EARLIEST AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR TRIBUTARIES OF THE TANANA RIVER...INCLUDING THE
DELTA...GERSTLE...JOHNSON...ROBERTSON AND TOK RIVERS.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES. PEAK STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE
EARLIEST AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
DHJ/EWP
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE
GULKANA RIVER FROM PAXSON LAKE TO SOURDOUGH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE GULKANA RIVER FROM PAXSON LAKE TO SOURDOUGH.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* INCREASED SNOW MELT DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH ICE
REMAINING IN PORTIONS UP THE UPPER GULKANA RIVER MAY CAUSE SOME
FLOODING ALONG WITH PERIODIC RAPID WATER LEVEL INCREASES DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING SHOULD
SUBSIDE AFTER THE ICE IN THE UPPER RIVER HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN
UP.
* PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ON THE GULKANA RIVER SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS AND BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL ICE RUNS AND RAPID WATER
LEVEL INCREASES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD
BEGIN NOW.
&&
$$
