Flood Warning remains in effect

Flood Warning statement as of 1:54 am EST on January 18, 2018

The Flood Warning continues for the Kennebec river at Augusta.

* Until this evening.

* At 1 am Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.

* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

* Forecast to rise above flood stage again this morning and continue

to rise to near 12.5 feet by late morning.

* An ice jam remains in place between Farmingdale and Hallowell.

The river will remain near or above flood stage through the next

few days. Ice jams can move at any time. Water levels may flucutate

rapidly, do not approach the river.

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