#MEwx Flood Warning now in Effect

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Gray ME

4:39 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2024

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

 

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive

rainfall is expected.

 

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Maine, including

the following counties, in south central Maine, Kennebec, Knox,

Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Waldo. In southwest Maine, Androscoggin,

Cumberland and York.

 

* WHEN...Until 1000 AM EST.

 

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from heavy

rainfall and snowmelt. Low-water crossings are inundated with

water and may not be passable. It will take several hours for all

the water from these storms to work through local drainage

systems, particularly in urban areas

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 4:34 AM EST, Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen

over a rapidly ripening snowpack. The cumulative runoff is

overwhelming standard drainage systems. This runoff will reach area streams later this morning,

continuing the flood risk even after the rain ends.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Portland, Lewiston, Rochester, South Portland, Auburn,

Biddeford, Brunswick, Augusta, Westbrook and Kittery.

- The heaviest rainfall is along and south of the I-95

corridor.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

&&

SJ