Additional rainfall and continued snow melt led to flooding of small rivers and lakes across northern Aroostook county from the evening of the 24th into the morning of the 28th. Portage Lake began to reach flood levels during the evening of the 24th.
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Additional rainfall and continued snow melt led to flooding of small rivers and lakes across northern Aroostook county from the evening of the 24th into the morning of the 28th. Portage Lake began to reach flood levels during the evening of the 24th. Lake flooding then persisted into the early morning hours of the 28th. The flooding impacted mostly camps along the lake with water eventually reaching 5 to 8 structures. The flooding also impacted roads bordering the lake. The Fish River reached flood stage during the late evening of the 27h and crested less than half a foot above flood stage during the evening of the 28th. The Soldier Pond Bridge was closed during the morning of the 28th...with additional lowland flooding. The Fish River then fell below flood stage during the morning of the 29th.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 24, 5:04 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 604 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Low pressure will exit across Nova Scotia tonight. Weak high pressure will build over the area Thursday then another low will approach from the southwest on Friday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Update... Surface/upper level low pressure will exit across the Maritimes tonight, with high pressure starting to build toward the region late. Expect rain, mixed with snow at times, across the north and mountains early tonight then tapering to isolated snow/rain showers overnight with skies remaining mostly cloudy. Little or no snow accumulation is expected. Across central and Downeast portions of the forecast area expect a chance of rain early tonight, with mostly/partly cloudy skies overnight. Low temperatures will range from the lower 30s north, to the mid 30s Downeast. Have updated the forecast to adjust for current conditions along with overnight temperatures and clouds. Previous Discussion... Drying out later tonight and remaining dry into Thursday as high pressure builds in. Northerly flow with fairly steep low/mid level lapse rates will allow a nice stratocumulus deck to form over the north, with mostly cloudy skies in the north and partly cloudy Downeast. Remaining cool with highs in the 40s north and low to mid 50s Downeast. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... A high pressure ridge across the area at the start of the period will move east late Thursday evening. A low over Southern OH northern KY will begin tracking northeast towards ME. The associated warm front will move into southwest ME mid morning Friday and spread to northern ME by early afternoon. Early Saturday morning the cold front will move into Southwest ME, with a secondary low along the front moving into the southwest portions of the Gulf of Maine. Saturday morning the this low track northeast into the Bar Harbor area. Saturday evening by the end of the period the front and secondary low have moved east of the area, the primary low will have track Gulf of St Lawrence keeping northern ME in wrap around precipitation into the early portions of the extended period. Loaded a blend of the GFS/NAM/ECMWF/GEM to smooth out the minor differences in the models. Used NWPSCG1CAR for seas in the coastal waters. Used GYX Wnd Gust tool for Gusts. Used consall for QPF. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A low pressure system over southern Washington County at the start of the period will move east into New Brunswick early Sunday morning. Higher pressure will ridge across the area. A low will track across the Gulf of Maine waters Sunday afternoon and evening bringing showers to the Downeast Coast. This low will track into the Bay of Fundy early Monday morning. The ridge will remain across the state. Another low is expected to track through the Gulf of Maine Tuesday evening. By Wednesday afternoon the models are at odds on the movement of the next low to affect Maine. The GFS bring the low into SW ME by Wednesday afternoon. The GEM and EC bring it into SW ME at the end of the period. Loaded a blend to smooth out the differences in the models, however the solution leans more towards the ECMWF solution. Used NAWAVE4 for seas in the coastal waters. Used windgust by factor tool. && .AVIATION /22Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... NEAR TERM: Generally expect MVFR to IFR conditions across the region through much of tonight, improving to VFR very late tonight or early Thursday morning Downeast, with MVFR likely persisting in Northern Maine from KMLT and KHUL north for most of Thursday. SHORT TERM: MVFR across northern Maine. VFR HUL and south. Increasing clouds and decreasing ceilings becoming MVFR HUL and south late morning Friday. Low MVFR to IFR conditions Friday evening at all sites as a warm front moves across the area. Becoming IFR to LIFR in heavier precipitation Friday evening. Ceiling will begin to lift for BHB and BGR Saturday afternoon as the cold front move through. MVFR conditions by late afternoon Saturday. Northern Sites will remain in wrap around precipitation through Sunday morning. IFR to Lower end MVFR in showers for FVE, CAR, PQI, and HUL ceiling will break up Sunday morning, all sites to VFR by Sunday afternoon. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Winds/seas are expected to remain below small craft advisory levels tonight through Thursday. Visibilities could be reduced in rain early tonight. SHORT TERM: Higher pressure across the waters at the start of the period. Winds and seas will be below SCA criteria Friday afternoon. winds and Seas will build Friday afternoon reaching SCA criteria by Friday evening. An SCA will likely be required Friday evening through Sunday morning. && .HYDROLOGY... River Flood Warning remains in effect for the Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag. The Saint John and Fish Rivers near Fort Kent have fallen below flood stage. The Mattawamkeag River is holding steady. Ice has pushed out of the headwaters of the St. John River. The Fish River chain of lakes will need monitoring through the next week at least, since water levels are rising and ice could be breaking up during this timeframe. Concerned about potential for flooding as the lakes are high, w/a situation possibly similar to last Spring. A potentially large rain event in store Friday night into Saturday. Most likely, this rain will be enough to keep rivers and streams steady, but if the system turns out to be wetter than expected, flooding problems could result especially on streams. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && Near Term...Norcross/Foisy Short Term...Norton Long Term...Norton Aviation...Norcross/Foisy/Norton Marine...Norcross/Norton Hydrology...Foisy
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 329 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2019 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-250730- 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- 329 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley 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... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-250730- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 329 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2019 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... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rain and snow melt led to flooding from the Fish River to Portage Lake. Flooding on the Fish River led to the closure of the Soldier Pond Bridge. Flooding around Portage Lake impacted camps and roads bordering the lake.
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