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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2008, 12:03 PM EDT for Piscataquis County, Maine. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2008, 12:03 PM EDT (16:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 4:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Piscataquis County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Piscataquis River at Medford (MFDM1). The gauge peaked at 13.30 ft at Apr 30, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01034000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 30, 4:24 AM EDT, 7 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 4:24 AM EDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 408 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008 MEZ001>006-010-011-015-031-010815- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 408 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. MEZ016-017-029-030-032-010815- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 408 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-010815- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 408 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FITZSIMMONS
In the hours before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 30, 10:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1037 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLOOD GLENBURN 44.91N 68.85W
04/29/2008 PENOBSCOT ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STATE ROUTE 221 IN GLENBURN FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD 2 N EAGLE LAKE 47.07N 68.59W
04/29/2008 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
STATE ROUTE 11 FLOODED BETWEEN EAGLE LAKE AND WALLAGRASS.
1000 PM FLOOD 10 S MILLINOCKET 45.51N 68.71W
04/29/2008 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATE ROUTE 11 NEAR THE PISCATAQUIS/PENOBSCOT TOWN LINE
HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND IS CLOSED.
1000 PM FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
04/29/2008 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATE ROUTE 11...CHURCH STREET AND SCHOODIC LAKE ROAD IN
BROWNVILLE FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
04/29/2008 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAKEVIEW ROAD IN MILO FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD SEBEC 45.27N 69.12W
04/29/2008 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEBEC VILLAGE ROAD IN SEBEC FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD GUILFORD 45.17N 69.39W
04/29/2008 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
HUDSON AVENUE IN GUILFORD WASHED OUT.
1000 PM FLOOD CHARLESTON 45.08N 69.04W
04/29/2008 PENOBSCOT ME PUBLIC
STATE ROUTE 15 IN CHARLESTON WASHED OUT.
1000 PM FLOOD DEXTER 45.02N 69.29W
04/29/2008 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATE ROUTE 7 FROM DEXTER TO DOVER-FOXCROFT FLOODED IN
SPOTS.
1000 PM FLOOD ABBOT 45.19N 69.45W
04/29/2008 PISCATAQUIS ME PUBLIC
BACK ABBOT ROAD IN ABBOT FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD HAMPDEN 44.74N 68.84W
04/29/2008 PENOBSCOT ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
US ROUTE 1A IN HAMPDEN FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD CASTINE 44.39N 68.80W
04/29/2008 HANCOCK ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STATE ROUTE 166 AT STATE ROUTE 199 IN CASTINE FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD 5 W CLAYTON LAKE 46.61N 69.63W
04/29/2008 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
THE BLANCHET-MAIBEC ROAD NEAR ROUND POND FLOODED.
1000 PM FLOOD 4 E CLAYTON LAKE 46.61N 69.44W
04/29/2008 AROOSTOOK ME PUBLIC
THE REALTY ROAD AT UMSASKIS FLOODED.
0400 AM FLOOD PORTAGE 46.76N 68.48W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
CAMPS FLOODED AT PORTAGE LAKE.
0400 AM FLOOD ASHLAND 46.63N 68.41W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
GARFIELD ROAD WASHED OUT.
0413 AM FLOOD FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT FORT KENT
0510 AM FLOOD FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
THE PEARLEY BROOK ROAD WAS WASHED OUT
0510 AM FLOOD FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
CHURCH STREET FLOODED IN FORT KENT
0700 AM FLOOD ALLAGASH 47.08N 69.04W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME CO-OP OBSERVER
ROUTE 161 WASHED OUT.
0700 AM FLOOD SAINT FRANCIS 47.17N 68.89W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME CO-OP OBSERVER
ROUTE 161 FROM SAINT FRANCIS TO FORT KENT CLOSED.
0700 AM FLOOD DICKEY 47.11N 69.09W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME CO-OP OBSERVER
ROUTE 161 WASHED OUT.
0700 AM FLOOD MILLINOCKET 45.66N 68.71W
04/30/2008 PENOBSCOT ME EMERGENCY MNGR
MILLINOCKET LAKE ROAD INTO IP3 WASHED OUT.
0700 AM FLOOD GRINDSTONE 45.74N 68.59W
04/30/2008 PENOBSCOT ME EMERGENCY MNGR
ROUTE 11 WASHED OUT.
0700 AM FLOOD HOWLAND 45.24N 68.66W
04/30/2008 PENOBSCOT ME EMERGENCY MNGR
MANY ROADS WASHED OUT IN TOWN.
0835 AM FLOOD WASHBURN 46.79N 68.16W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
BROOKSIDE CIRCLE TRAILER PARK FLOODED WITH 2 FEET OF
WATER.
1000 AM FLOOD FORT KENT 47.26N 68.59W
04/30/2008 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ON MAIN STREET DUE TO FLOODING.
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JAHLocal storm report, Apr 30, 11:48 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1148 AM EDT WED APR 30 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM FLOOD 2 N VAN BUREN 47.19N 67.94W
04/30/2008 XXX XX EMERGENCY MNGR
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN THE TOWN OF KEEGAN DUE TO
FLOODING.
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JAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 104 min |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 64 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 3 days |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 19 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 10 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 44 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Maine, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.