#MEwx Flood warning and dense fog advisory

Flood Warning Expires 9:12 AM EDT on April 22, 2019

Statement as of 5:47 am EDT on April 21, 2019

... Flood Warning extended until Tuesday afternoon...

the Flood Warning continues for

the Kennebec river at Augusta.

* From Tuesday morning until Tuesday afternoon.

* At 05am Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet.

* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

* The river will continue rising to near 14.0 feet by this evening.

The river will fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning.

* Impact... at 14.0 feet... water 2 feet deep in parking lot on front

street in Augusta. Water to the edge of front street in Hallowell.

* 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

547 am EDT sun Apr 21 2019

... Flood Warning extended until Monday morning...

the Flood Warning continues for

the Kennebec river at North Sidney.

* From late this morning until Monday morning.

* At 05am Sunday the stage was 16.4 feet.

* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

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

continue to rise to near 17.5 feet by this evening. The river will

fall below flood stage by early tomorrow.

* 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 10:00 AM EDT on April 21, 2019

Statement as of 8:17 am EDT on April 21, 2019

... Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am EDT this morning...

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a dense fog

advisory, which is in effect until 10 am EDT this morning.

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

* Timing... through this 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.

817 am EDT sun Apr 21 2019

Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am EDT this morning...