#MEwx Updated Flood Warning and Flood Statement

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

Issued by National Weather Service Caribou ME

2:01 PM EDT Thu May 4 2023

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

Kennebec River At Augusta affecting Kennebec County.

Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Somerset and Kennebec

Counties.

For the Kennebec River...including AUGUSTA, Bingham Wyman Dam,

Skowhegan, North Sidney, Augusta, Hallowell...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.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive

cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 900 PM EDT.

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Augusta.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water begins to flood parking lots on

Front Street in Augusta.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 1:48 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.9 feet.

- Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a

maximum value of 12.0 feet this afternoon. It will fall below

flood stage later this afternoon.

- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Sinko

Augusta, Maine Weather