Flood warning and Dense fog alert

Flood Warning

Expires 5:00 AM EDT on April 23, 2019

Statement as of 5:29 am EDT on April 22, 2019

... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday afternoon...

the Flood Warning continues for

the Kennebec river at Augusta.

* From Wednesday morning until Wednesday afternoon.

* At 05 am Monday the stage was 13.6 feet.

* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

* The river will fall a little due to tidal effects today but

rise back to 13.6 feet by this evening. The river will fall below

flood stage Wednesday morning.

* Impact... at 13.0 feet... water covering dock at Town Landing in

Hallowell.

* Impact... at 12.0 feet... water begins to flood parking lot on front

street in Augusta.

Lat... Lon 4439 6980 4439 6969 4429 6971 4408 6974

4408 6983 4429 6983

529 am EDT Mon Apr 22 2019

... Flood Warning extended until late tonight...

the Flood Warning continues for

the Kennebec river at North Sidney.

* From late this afternoon until late tonight.

* At 05am Monday the stage was 16.7 feet.

* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

* Forecast to rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and

continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by this evening. The river will

fall below flood stage by tonight.

* Impact... at 17.0 feet... minor lowland flooding.

Lat... Lon 4453 6969 4453 6955 4439 6969 4439 6979

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Dense Fog Advisory

Expires 9:00 AM EDT on April 22, 2019

Statement as of 3:17 am EDT on April 22, 2019

... Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 am EDT this

morning...

* visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times.

* Timing... through mid morning.

* Impacts... dense fog will lead to low visibility or visibility

that changes quickly over short distances. This will make it

difficult to react to hazards on the Road. You should slow

down and leave plenty of stopping distance between you and

other vehicles.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be

reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down...

use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

317 am EDT Mon Apr 22 2019