#MEwx Updated Flood Warning

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Gray ME

9:58 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2024

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON

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

snowmelt continues.

* 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 300 PM EST.

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

earlier rainfall. 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 in urban

areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 9:56 AM EST, Runoff and snowmelt continue after 1 and 3

inches of rain fell overnight.

- Impacts will be worse near the coast where high tides have

backed up streams.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Portland, Lewiston, Rochester, South Portland, Auburn,

Biddeford, Brunswick, Augusta, Westbrook and Kittery.

 

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.

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SJ