#MEwx Flood Statement and updated Flood WArning

National Weather Service Gray ME

5:59 AM EDT Mon May 1 2023

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Maine...

New Hampshire...

Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Somerset and Kennebec

Counties.

Carrabassett River At North Anson affecting Somerset and Franklin

Counties.

Pemigewasset River At Woodstock affecting Grafton County.

Pemigewasset River At Plymouth affecting Grafton and Belknap

Counties.

Saco River At Conway affecting Cumberland, Carroll and Oxford

Counties.

Presumpscot River At West Falmouth affecting Cumberland County.

Swift River At Roxbury affecting Oxford County.

Kennebec River At Augusta affecting Kennebec County.

Kennebec River At North Sidney affecting Kennebec County.

Kennebec River at Hallowell affecting Sagadahoc and Kennebec

Counties.

Suncook River At North Chichester affecting Merrimack and Belknap

Counties.

For the Pemigewasset River...including Woodstock, Plymouth...Minor

flooding is forecast.

For the Saco River...including Conway, West Buxton...Minor flooding

is forecast.

For the Presumpscot River...including West Falmouth...Moderate

flooding is forecast.

For the Swift River...including Roxbury...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

Hallowell...Moderate flooding is forecast.

For the Carrabassett River...including North Anson...Minor flooding

is forecast.

For the Suncook River...including North Chichester...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 FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.

* WHEN...From this morning to late Wednesday morning.

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

Skowhegan.

At 60,000.0 cfs, East River Road starts to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 5:00 AM EDT Monday the flow was 23,952.0 cfs.

- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this

morning to 65,590.0 cfs this evening. It will then fall below

flood stage early Wednesday morning to 34,570.0 cfs Wednesday

morning. It will rise to 34,650.0 cfs early Wednesday

afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood

stage.

- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.

&&

SJ