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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
243 AM EDT Sun Sep 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Kennebec County in south central Maine...
  Western Knox County in south central Maine...
  Lincoln County in south central Maine...
  Sagadahoc County in south central Maine...
  West Central Waldo County in south central Maine...
  East Central Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...

* Until 845 AM EDT Sunday.

* At 243 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches 
  of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches 
  an hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Brunswick, Augusta, Bath, Gardiner, Damariscotta, Wiscasset, 
  Topsham, China, Litchfield, and Farmingdale.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 95 between mile markers 93 and 108.
	Interstate 295 between mile markers 30 and 51.

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.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

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LAT...LON 4387 7001 4412 6998 4430 6981 4438 6972
      4452 6949 4451 6938 4446 6940 4433 6941
      4431 6945 4426 6945 4421 6939 4396 6957
      4380 6973 4377 6989

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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