Flood advisory

Areal Flood Advisory

Statement as of 5:19 am EDT on July 5, 2014

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...

Knox County in south central Maine...

Lincoln County in south central Maine...

southeastern Somerset County in west central Maine...

southeastern Franklin County in western Maine...

Waldo County in south central Maine...

Kennebec County in south central Maine...

* until 815 am EDT

* at 518 am EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated

moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall continuing across the

advisory area. Minor flooding of roads is likely along with rapid

rises on area creeks and streams possible. The rainfall will taper

off around 8 am this morning. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall

will cause elevated levels on small creeks and streams... and ponding

of water on country roads and farmland along the banks of creeks and

streams.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding

of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Lat... Lon 4414 6877 4402 6882 4408 6902 4395 6907

      4398 6916 4385 6931 4391 6942 4376 6958

      4415 6976 4491 7039 4532 6970 4502 6961

      4507 6935 4465 6917 4468 6881 4446 6880

      4442 6897 4436 6885 4419 6895 4410 6861

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