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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1200 PM EDT THU APR 24 2008
...MELTING SNOW CAUSING SIGNIFICANT RISES ON NORTHERN AND CENTRAL    
   MAINE RIVERS...
RUN-OFF FROM MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE FLOW ON AREA 
RIVERS THROUGH THIS WEEK. RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH...BUT 
REMAIN BELOW...BANKFULL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OVER THE PAST 
WEEK...3.0 TO 8.0 INCHES OF WATER WAS RELEASED FROM THE SEASON'S 
HISTORIC SNOWPACK...NORTH TO SOUTH...WITH 5.0 TO 10.0 INCHES OF 
WATER REMAINING IN THE PROTECTED AREAS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE YET TO RUN-OFF. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF 
THIS EXPECTED RUN-OFF WILL BE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREAS RIVERS THIS 
WEEK.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAINT JOHN...AROOSTOOK AND EAST 
BRANCH OF THE PENOBSCOT RIVER. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
THE MATTAWAMKEAG RIVER.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR WATERWAYS OF ALL TYPES SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO THIS AND OTHER 
PRODUCTS BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.
REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THEY CAN 
RELAY THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 
CARIBOU. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT FLOODING VIA OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEM BY 
CALLING 1-877-633-6772.  
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