Flood warning extensions and Flood Statement for us

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

11:23 AM EDT Wed May 3 2023

...The Flood Warnings are extended for the following rivers in New Hampshire...Maine...

Saco River At Conway affecting Cumberland, Carroll and Oxford Counties.

Kennebec River At Augusta affecting Kennebec County.

Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Kennebec and Somerset

Counties.

 

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New Hampshire...

Suncook River At North Chichester affecting Belknap and Merrimack

Counties.

Lamprey River Near Newmarket affecting Rockingham and Strafford

Counties.

For the Saco River...including Conway...Minor flooding is forecast.

For the Kennebec River...including Skowhegan, North Sidney, Augusta,

Hallowell...Minor flooding is forecast.

For the Suncook River...including North Chichester...Minor flooding

is forecast.

For the Lamprey River...including Newmarket...Minor flooding is

forecast.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National

Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/gray.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 35,000.0 cfs, Flooding begins at campgrounds in

Skowhegan.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 11:00 AM EDT Wednesday the flow was 38,000.0 cfs.

- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours

ending at 11:00 AM EDT Wednesday was 76,000.0 cfs.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of

42,210.0 cfs early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall

below flood stage early Saturday morning.

- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.

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