#MEwx Updated Flood Statement

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

2:49 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Maine

Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Somerset and Kennebec Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

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

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FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

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

Skowhegan.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 2:30 PM EDT Monday the flow was 34,145.0 cfs.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise back above flood

stage this evening, to a crest of 35,100.0 cfs late tonight

or tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage by

the afternoon.

- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.

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MEC