#MEwx Flood Warning now in effect

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Gray ME

7:01 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Gray ME has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Maine...

Kennebec River at Hallowell affecting Kennebec and Sagadahoc Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Hallowell.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Parking lots along Front Street begin to

flood. Town dock begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 6:54 AM EST Friday the stage was 10.1 feet.

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

maximum value of 11.0 feet this afternoon.

- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

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