A real Flood Advisory is now in effect

Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 4:19 PM EDT on August 21, 2015

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...

 southeastern Somerset County in west central Maine...

 north central Kennebec County in south central Maine...

* until 615 PM EDT

* at 415 PM EDT... Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

 thunderstorms traveling over the same areas. This will cause Urban

 and Small Stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches

 of rain have already fallen in some spots with up to another inch

 possible. The heaviest rain thus far has been in the

 Smithfield... Fairfield... and Skowhegan areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

 Waterville... Fairfield... Skowhegan... Oakland... Pittsfield...

 Madison... Clinton... Belgrade... Norridgewock... Benton... Canaan...

 Hartland... Cornville... Athens... Harmony... Parkman... Brighton

Plantation... Winslow... Rome and Ripley.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into

areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually

deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful

enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded

roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

 

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