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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Caribou ME

1102 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...The National Weather Service in Caribou ME has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Maine...



  Piscataquis River Above Dover-Foxcroft affecting Piscataquis 

  County.



For the Piscataquis River...including Blanchard, Dover-Foxcroft, 

Abbot, Medford...Minor flooding is forecast.



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.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1115 AM EDT.



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1102 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Piscataquis River above Dover-Foxcroft.



* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Back Road in Abbot flooded. Floodwaters 

  encroach on Guilford Recreational Fields.

  At 12.0 feet, Basement flooding is possible in several properties 

  in Dover-Foxcroft.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 10:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 11.0 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 9 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late this evening to a crest of 11.5 feet just after midnight

    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow

    morning.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    11.5 feet on 01/10/1978.

  - For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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