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Flood Watch 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this flood watch at Jun 24, 2012, 4:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. It took effect at Jun 25, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2012, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
930 WGUS61 KCAR 242023 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 423 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY... A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LOOK TO OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE FOR RAIN AMOUNTS IN THE RANGE OF AT LEAST 1-3 INCHES. COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN, THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032-250430- /O.NEW.KCAR.FA.A.0002.120625T1800Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 423 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE... NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * 1-3 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED BEGINNING MONDAY COULD RESULT IN FLOODING, ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ FITZSIMMONS
12 follow-up statements
276 WGUS61 KCAR 250146 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 946 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE... .A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST ON MONDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING WEDNESDAY. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032-251000- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.120625T1800Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 946 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS... NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ DUDA/FITZSIMMONS
662 WGUS61 KCAR 250825 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 425 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE... .A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST ON MONDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING WEDNESDAY. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032-251630- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.120625T1800Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 425 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS... NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
625 WGUS61 KCAR 251627 AAA FFACAR FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1227 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE... .A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING WEDNESDAY. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032-260030- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.120625T1800Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1227 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS... NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING ON AND OFF INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HEWITT
419 WGUS61 KCAR 251946 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 346 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE... .A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING WEDNESDAY. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND COULD RESULT IN FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ015-260400- /O.EXA.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 346 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING CONTINUING ON AND OFF INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032-260400- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 346 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS... NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. * AREAS SUCH AS BROWNVILLE...PATTEN AND THE AMITY AREA ARE UNDER THE GUN WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE AREAS WERE HIT HARD WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HEWITT
618 WGUS61 KCAR 260247 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1047 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE... .A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING WEDNESDAY. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AROUND SMALL STREAMS. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-261100- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1047 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * AN INITIAL AREA OF RAIN WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. * AREAS SUCH AS BROWNVILLE...PATTEN AND THE AMITY AREA FACE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE AREAS WERE HIT HARD WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KHW
407 WGUS61 KCAR 260651 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 251 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TODAY... .A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY AND THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SOAKING RAIN TO THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-261500- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 251 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS NORTH ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. * AREAS SUCH AS BROWNVILLE...PATTEN AND THE AMITY AREA FACE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE AREAS WERE HIT HARD WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MCB
825 WGUS61 KCAR 261449 AAA FFACAR FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1049 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TODAY... .A SOAKING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-262300- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1049 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTHWARD TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATER TONIGHT. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. * AREAS SUCH AS BROWNVILLE...PATTEN AND THE AMITY AREA FACE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE AREAS WERE HIT HARD WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HEWITT
557 WGUS61 KCAR 261951 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH ... .PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-270400- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. * AREAS SUCH AS PATTEN AND THE AMITY AREA WILL CONTINUE TO FACE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE AREAS ARE SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING. TOWN OFFICIALS IN THE BROWNVILLE AREA HAVE REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING AND AREA ROADS ARE BEING OPENED UP TO TRAFFIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HEWITT
363 WGUS61 KCAR 270246 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1046 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH ... .RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MAINE DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD. THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-271100- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1046 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY * RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINS ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KHW
614 WGUS61 KCAR 270715 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 315 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY ... .RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MAINE DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MEZ004>006-010-011-015-031-032-271500- /O.EXT.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 315 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. STEADY RAIN IN WESTERN AREAS WILL SPREAD BACK EAST AS THE LOW OVER THE REGION SLOWLY TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 5 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS IN SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY. THIS RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD PRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MCB
662 WGUS61 KCAR 272012 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 412 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY ... .RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MAINE DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MEZ004-010-011-015-031-032-272115- /O.CAN.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120627T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON... BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER... ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 412 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MAINE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...FREQUENT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...AREA STREAMS AND SMALLER FASTER RESPONDING RIVERS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE FROM THE RECENT RAINS AND PRODUCE MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN FLOODING CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT. $$ MEZ005-006-280000- /O.EXT.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120628T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 412 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * RAIN...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...ON TOP OF THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE PAST FEW DAYS...COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF SMALL STREAMS AND BROOKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
440 WGUS61 KCAR 280011 FFACAR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 811 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 MEZ005-006-280115- /O.EXP.KCAR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120628T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 811 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE HAS EXPIRED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS THE MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER IN SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY AND THE PENOBSCOT RIVER ARE RUNNING HIGH WITH SOME LOWLAND FLOODING. NO MAJOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED OR IS EXPECTED. $$ HEWITT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jun 24, 4:01 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:01 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 401 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE AWAY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...ALLOWING A VERY WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ANOTHER LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER MONDAY AND KEEP THE WEATHER PATTERN DAMP AND UNSETTLED FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN ARE CONTINUING TO AFFECT EASTERN PARTS OF THE CWA AT THIS HOUR FROM JUST SOUTH OF CARIBOU SOUTH TO NEAR HOULTON. AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO LOCALLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FOR THESE ALREADY HARD HIT AREAS AREAS OVER THE 1 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE THINGS FINALLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE THE BACK EDGE OF THE CLOUD SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS STEADILY PROGRESSING EASTWARD WITH CLEARING HAVING OCCURRED OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE CWA. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME DESTABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS. ALL PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA WILL WINDS DOWN THIS EVENING WITH TRANQUIL WEATHER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND PARTIAL CLEARING WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING, ESPECIALLY NORTH AND EAST. FOR MONDAY, SOME EARLY MORNING SUN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM GRADUALLY PUSHES IN FROM WEST TO EAST BRINGING MORE RAIN, POTENTIALLY HEAVY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE EVENING FOR AREAS FROM ROUGHLY MILLINOCKET TO LINCOLN AND POINTS WEST. PROFILES ALSO DEPICT CONDITIONS BECOMING FAIRLY UNSTABLE ONCE AGAIN FOR MONDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS POTENTIALLY YIELDING LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PERIOD AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TUESDAY. THE SURFACE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN MAINE WHILE THE UPPER LOW MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST. THE SYTEM WILL THEN WEAKEN WEDNESDAY. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH SOUTHEST FLOW ALONG WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS .HAVE USED A BLEND OF NAM...GFS...ECMWF AND SREF FOR POP AND QPF. FOR TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT HAVE USED THE GMOS TO INITIALIZE GRIDS AND HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED MAXIMUM TEMPERATE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. WILL BLEND GMOS AND NAM12. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THEN MOVE TO THE EAST SUNDAY. HAVE USED GMOS TO INITIALIZE ALL GRIDS. WILL ADJUST POP AND SKY COVER. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... NEAR TERM: BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN CEILINGS AND VIS CAN BE EXPECT ACROSS THE NORTHERN SITES EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOP OVERNIGHT BRINGING THE GOOD CHANCE OF IFR CONDITIONS. FOG WILL DIMINISH IN THE MORNING WITH IMPROVE CEILINGS/VIS WITH A RETURN TO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS OCCURRING BY LATE DAY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES WITH MORE RAIN. SOUTHERN SITES SHOULD BE MAINLY VFR UNTIL RAIN AND SHOWERS MOVE IN THROUGH THE PM HOURS OF MONDAY BRINGING MVFR AND EVENTUALLY IFR CONDITIONS. SHORT TERM: EPECT IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MVFR/VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: EXPECT GENERALLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS RAIN INTO THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SHORT TERM: HAVE BLENDED THE GFS40 AND SREF FOR WINDS. FOR WAVES HAVE USED THE WNA/4. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY TO WELL TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LONG PERIOD WAVE ARRIVING THURSDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH WITH PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN LATE MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAIN DURING PAST 24 HOURS. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...FITZSIMMONS SHORT TERM...MIGNONE LONG TERM...MIGNONE AVIATION...FITZSIMMONS MARINE...FITZSIMMONS/MIGNONE HYDROLOGY...FITZSIMMONS/MIGNONE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 4:21 AM EDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 421 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-250830- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 421 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN PENOBSCOT...PISCATAQUIS...AND SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTIES. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...IN COMBINATION WITH RAINFALL FROM THE LAST TWO DAYS...WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE AREAS NEAR BROWNVILLE JUNCTION AFFECTED BY FLOODING YESTERDAY AND REMOTE AREAS NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY EAST OF BAXTER STATE PARK WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A DAMP AND UNSETTLED WX PTRN THRU THE EXTENDED PD WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED THREAT OF FLOODING THRU THE PD GIVEN THE VERY HVY RAIN WHICH FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL DURING THE LAST 12 HRS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE. ANZ050>052-250830- 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- 421 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 24, 11:19 AM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1119 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 11.
0705 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHURCH STREET FLOODED. VEHICLE STRANDED.
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FLOWING INTO HOUSES ON MAIN ROAD AND CHURCH STREET.
ONE PERSON STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH IS SUROUNDED BY
WATER.
0817 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOWN OF BROWNVILLE ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT OFF...MOST MAJOR
ROADS CLOSED...RTE 11...CHURCH ST...PLEASANT RIVER RD
CLOSED WITH WASHOUTS.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME UNKNOWN
WATERS RD IN PATTEN HAS WATER FLOWING OVER IT...RTE 11
NORTH OF PATTEN FLOODED.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME UNKNOWN
MINOR ST FLOODING...BASEMENT ARE BEING FLOODED FIRE
DEPARMENT HAS BEEN OUT DRAINING WATER FROM BASEMENTS AND
ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ROADS OPEN.
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY ROADS AROUND
BROWNVILLE. THESE INCLUDE CHURCH ST...HIGH ST...RTE
11...PLEASANT RIVER RD...QUARRY RD...BARNARD RD...AND
STICKNEY HILL RD. ALL THESE ROADS HAVE EITHER BEEN
HEAVILY DAMAGED OR ENTIRELY WASHED OUT. SEVERAL BRIDGES
HAVE ALSO BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR WASHED AWAY.
BROWNVILLE IS LARGELY ISOLATED WITH MOST ROADS HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR IMPASSABLE. POWER IS OUT IN THE TOWN. SOME
RESCUES ARE ONGOING.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ROUTE 11 FLOODED BUT HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CLARK ROAD HAS BEEN WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGE. THE
ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD MILLINOCKET 45.66N 68.71W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SOME ROADS IN MILLINOCKET WERE FLOODED.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATERS ROAD WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGED. THE ROAD HAS
BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
&&
JAHLocal storm report, Jun 24, 11:57 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1157 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 11.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES BLOW DOWN ACROSS THE SHIN POND ROAD.
0705 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHURCH STREET FLOODED. VEHICLE STRANDED.
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FLOWING INTO HOUSES ON MAIN ROAD AND CHURCH STREET.
ONE PERSON STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH IS SUROUNDED BY
WATER.
0817 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOWN OF BROWNVILLE ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT OFF...MOST MAJOR
ROADS CLOSED...RTE 11...CHURCH ST...PLEASANT RIVER RD
CLOSED WITH WASHOUTS.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME UNKNOWN
MINOR ST FLOODING...BASEMENT ARE BEING FLOODED FIRE
DEPARMENT HAS BEEN OUT DRAINING WATER FROM BASEMENTS AND
ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ROADS OPEN.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME UNKNOWN
WATERS RD IN PATTEN HAS WATER FLOWING OVER IT...RTE 11
NORTH OF PATTEN FLOODED.
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY ROADS AROUND
BROWNVILLE. THESE INCLUDE CHURCH ST...HIGH ST...RTE
11...PLEASANT RIVER RD...QUARRY RD...BARNARD RD...AND
STICKNEY HILL RD. ALL THESE ROADS HAVE EITHER BEEN
HEAVILY DAMAGED OR ENTIRELY WASHED OUT. SEVERAL BRIDGES
HAVE ALSO BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR WASHED AWAY.
BROWNVILLE IS LARGELY ISOLATED WITH MOST ROADS HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR IMPASSABLE. POWER IS OUT IN THE TOWN. SOME
RESCUES ARE ONGOING.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ROUTE 11 FLOODED BUT HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CLARK ROAD HAS BEEN WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGE. THE
ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATERS ROAD WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGED. THE ROAD HAS
BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD MILLINOCKET 45.66N 68.71W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SOME ROADS IN MILLINOCKET WERE FLOODED.
&&
JAHLocal storm report, Jun 24, 1:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
127 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 11.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES BLOW DOWN ACROSS THE SHIN POND ROAD.
0705 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHURCH STREET FLOODED. VEHICLE STRANDED.
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FLOWING INTO HOUSES ON MAIN ROAD AND CHURCH STREET.
ONE PERSON STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH IS SUROUNDED BY
WATER.
0817 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOWN OF BROWNVILLE ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT OFF...MOST MAJOR
ROADS CLOSED...RTE 11...CHURCH ST...PLEASANT RIVER RD
CLOSED WITH WASHOUTS.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME UNKNOWN
MINOR ST FLOODING...BASEMENT ARE BEING FLOODED FIRE
DEPARMENT HAS BEEN OUT DRAINING WATER FROM BASEMENTS AND
ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ROADS OPEN.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME UNKNOWN
WATERS RD IN PATTEN HAS WATER FLOWING OVER IT...RTE 11
NORTH OF PATTEN FLOODED.
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY ROADS AROUND
BROWNVILLE. THESE INCLUDE CHURCH ST...HIGH ST...RTE
11...PLEASANT RIVER RD...QUARRY RD...BARNARD RD...AND
STICKNEY HILL RD. ALL THESE ROADS HAVE EITHER BEEN
HEAVILY DAMAGED OR ENTIRELY WASHED OUT. SEVERAL BRIDGES
HAVE ALSO BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR WASHED AWAY.
BROWNVILLE IS LARGELY ISOLATED WITH MOST ROADS HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR IMPASSABLE. POWER IS OUT IN THE TOWN. SOME
RESCUES ARE ONGOING.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ROUTE 11 FLOODED BUT HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD MILLINOCKET 45.66N 68.71W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SOME ROADS IN MILLINOCKET WERE FLOODED.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CLARK ROAD HAS BEEN WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGE. THE
ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATERS ROAD WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGED. THE ROAD HAS
BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/24/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS FLOODED DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
&&
JAHLocal storm report, Jun 24, 3:39 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
339 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 11.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES BLOW DOWN ACROSS THE SHIN POND ROAD.
0705 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHURCH STREET FLOODED. VEHICLE STRANDED.
0715 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FLOWING INTO HOUSES ON MAIN ROAD AND CHURCH STREET.
ONE PERSON STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH IS SUROUNDED BY
WATER.
0817 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOWN OF BROWNVILLE ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT OFF...MOST MAJOR
ROADS CLOSED...RTE 11...CHURCH ST...PLEASANT RIVER RD
CLOSED WITH WASHOUTS.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME UNKNOWN
MINOR ST FLOODING...BASEMENT ARE BEING FLOODED FIRE
DEPARMENT HAS BEEN OUT DRAINING WATER FROM BASEMENTS AND
ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ROADS OPEN.
1008 PM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/23/2012 PENOBSCOT ME UNKNOWN
WATERS RD IN PATTEN HAS WATER FLOWING OVER IT...RTE 11
NORTH OF PATTEN FLOODED.
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNVILLE 45.31N 69.03W
06/23/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY ROADS AROUND
BROWNVILLE. THESE INCLUDE CHURCH ST...HIGH ST...RTE
11...PLEASANT RIVER RD...QUARRY RD...BARNARD RD...AND
STICKNEY HILL RD. ALL THESE ROADS HAVE EITHER BEEN
HEAVILY DAMAGED OR ENTIRELY WASHED OUT. SEVERAL BRIDGES
HAVE ALSO BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR WASHED AWAY.
BROWNVILLE IS LARGELY ISOLATED WITH MOST ROADS HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR IMPASSABLE. POWER IS OUT IN THE TOWN. SOME
RESCUES ARE ONGOING.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ROUTE 11 FLOODED BUT HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CLARK ROAD HAS BEEN WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGE. THE
ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD MILLINOCKET 45.66N 68.71W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
SOME ROADS IN MILLINOCKET WERE FLOODED.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD PATTEN 46.00N 68.45W
06/24/2012 PENOBSCOT ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATERS ROAD WASHED OUT WITH BRIDGE DAMAGED. THE ROAD HAS
BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD MILO 45.25N 68.99W
06/24/2012 PISCATAQUIS ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS FLOODED DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
0210 PM FLASH FLOOD CARY 46.00N 67.86W
06/24/2012 AROOSTOOK ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOME ROADS AROUND THE AMITY AREA HAVE WATER ACROSS THEM
WITH CULVERTS BEING WASHED OUT.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD HODGDON 46.05N 67.87W
06/24/2012 AROOSTOOK ME TRAINED SPOTTER
PEIRCE BROOK OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS IN HODGDON.
&&
JAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Piscataquis | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
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