#MEwx Flood Advisory now in effect

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Gray ME
4:45 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall and snowmelt is
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following counties,
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc,
Waldo and York. Portions of New Hampshire, including the following
counties, Rockingham and Strafford.
* WHEN...Until 845 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 443 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain
with temperatures at or above 32 degrees. Overflowing poor
drainage areas will cause minor flooding in the advisory
area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen, some of
this in the form of snow which is melting.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Portland, Lewiston, Rochester, South Portland, Auburn,
Biddeford, Portsmouth, Brunswick, Westbrook and Hampton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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