An ice jam developed on the Little Black River during the afternoon of the 13th and persisted into the early morning hours of the 15th. Water levels rose upriver from the jam.
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An ice jam developed on the Little Black River during the afternoon of the 13th and persisted into the early morning hours of the 15th. Water levels rose upriver from the jam. The rising waters led to minor flooding along portions of Walker Brook Road...Rapid Road and Little Black Road. The flooding also impacted several homes and structures along the river. The ice jam released during the early morning hours of the 15th allowing river levels to fall.
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 13, 11:13 AM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1213 PM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will cross the area this morning. A warm front will lift north this afternoon and stall south of the area through Thursday. An occluded front will cross the area Thursday night and continue east across the Maritimes on Friday. A cold front will approach Saturday and move east of the area Sunday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Update... Visible satellite imagery shows high and mid level clouds pushing into area at this time. Warm front will continue to lift northeast toward the region today with increasing clouds. Have made a few adjustments, mainly to slow down/lower the progression of the higher pops into the forecast area than previously forecast. Dew points were currently in the low to mid 20s across much of the forecast area attm. It will take a while for precipitation to overcome the low level dry air, thus slowed precip up by a few hours. Also, removed any mention of rain for Northern Aroostook this afternoon. Highs will range from the low to mid 50s north/central areas and upper 50s to near 60 Downeast. Previous Discussion: The warm front will stall south of the area tonight with steadier rain developing this evening across central and Downeast areas as a weak surface low develops over the southern Gulf of Maine. Dry conditions are expected across northern Aroostook County with just some high level clouds, which should allow lows to dip near or below freezing again tonight. Elsewhere lows will range from the mid 30s to low 40s. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Upr low will continue to plague the upr Midwest on Thu morning. Weak sfc low will have developed offshore in the morning, courtesy of s/wv currently in the deep south, ejecting twd the northeast. Categorical rain will be ongoing at the start of the period before winding down late morning as sfc low heads away fm the coast. CWA will likely be in between sfc systems with upr ridge building over the area. Hv continued mention of chc showers drg the day though truth be told we will likely see fairly light qpf until occluded front gets closer. As for high temps on Thu, expect nrn areas to see warmest temps as Downeast starts off in steady rain with drier air associated with hipres nosing in fm Canada keeps rain at bay most of the aftn. Occluded front approaches fm the west late Thu aftn/early evening. Yet another weak sfc low wl develop along the triple point, once again near the Gulf of Maine. Expect that a line of showers moves thru drg the nighttime hrs with hints of possible convection over srn New England in the afternoon. This area of convection wl weaken as it heads east into the state in the evening, thus hv not mentioned slgt chc for thunder. With rapid movement of occlusion expect that qpf amounts drg the overnight will rmn below 0.25" over all locations. As occlusion pushes into NB Fri morning and sfc low moves south of Nova Scotia may see brief break in the showers drg the day on Fri. Upr low wl still be north of the wrn Great Lks on Friday with spokes of upr lvl energy being flung at CWA. Cannot rule out diurnal showers on Friday as temps rise above normal and into the 50s over most of the region. Fri evening will see sfc low in the vicinity of the srn tip of James Bay with cold front approaching the international border late at night. This wl keep chc showers acrs the north and west overnight with a mix of rain and snow showers expected as temps dip twd frzg over the North Woods. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Cold front will approach the area on Saturday with a line of showers moving thru the CWA drg the afternoon. Upr trof wl rmn acrs the northeast thru the weekend with contd chcs for showers. Trof kicks into ern Canada late Sun night with upr ridge building over the northeast for Monday into Monday evening. This wl keep region dry Mon morning into late Mon evening. By Tue operational model runs diverge with GFS bringing quick upr trof thru the region, while EC and CMC dig a more amplified trof into the Great Lakes. GEFS supports it's operational run while EC and CMC support their operational runs. UKMET is similar to EC and CMC but is quicker by about 12 hours. Siding with majority of guidance and ensembles it appears the srn stream looks to become active by the middle of the week and this wl definitely bear watching. && .AVIATION /16Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... NEAR TERM: VFR today with light west winds across the north with winds shifting SW and gusts increasing to around 20 kts at central and Downeast airports. MVFR ceilings build in from KHUL to KMLT south this evening with rain, lowering to IFR after midnight. VFR at northern Aroostook County airports. Light and variable winds. SHORT TERM: Thu...MVFR/IFR restrictions Downeast terminals in rain. VFR at northern terminals, possibly dropping to MVFR late. ESE 5-10kts. Thu night...IFR all terminals in -shra and patchy fog. Light SE winds north and light E Downeast terminals. Fri...Improving to VFR in the morning. SSE 5kts. Fri night-Sun...MVFR cigs and vsbys in -shra. S 5-10kts through Sat night, becoming WNW 5-10kts Sun. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Conditions remain below advisory levels through tonight with wind gusts increasing to around 20 knots and seas increasing to around 2 to 5 feet tonight. SHORT TERM: May see marginal SCA conditions on the outer waters late Thu aftn/evening otherwise conditions below SCA winds thru the weekend. Sat morning will see seas exceed 5ft on the outer waters Sat morning in srly swell before diminishing late Sat night. && .HYDROLOGY... The threat of ice jams continues on the Saint John and Allagash Rivers due to jamming over locations where ice is thicker or it encounters islands and/or substantial bends in the river. The latest snow survey data from Monday and Tuesday indicates snow water equivalent of 5 to 9 inches and snow depth of 18 to 29 inches from Winterville north through Allagash, indicating that there is still a significant amount of snow left to melt across the Saint John and Allagash River basins. Further south along Route 11, snow water equivalents were less than 5 inches with snow depths less than 15 inches. High temperatures will reach the 50s across much of the area today. Continued river level rises are likely and ice jams remain possible across the Allagash and Saint John Rivers this week. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && Near Term...TWD/MStrauser Short Term...Buster Long Term...Buster Aviation...TWD/MStrauser/Buster Marine...TWD/MStrauser/Buster Hydrology...
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 318 AM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022 MEZ001-002-140730- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook- 318 AM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Northern Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The potential for ice jams exists on the Saint John and Allagash Rivers. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The potential for ice jams continues on the Saint John and Allagash Rivers. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ003>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-140730- 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- 318 AM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern 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>052-140730- 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- 318 AM EDT Wed Apr 13 2022 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.
An ice jam on the Little Black River produced minor flooding along portions of Walker Brook Road...Rapid Road and Little Black Road. The flooding also impacted several homes and structures along the river.
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