#MEwx Flood Warning in Effect

Flood Warning National Weather Service Gray ME

8:19 AM EDT Sun Mar 10 2024

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* 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 and Cumberland.

* WHEN...Until 300 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 819 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.

- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick, Augusta, Waterville, Bath, Rockland, Belfast, Gardiner and Camden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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.

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