Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The National Weather Service in Caribou ME has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Maine...
Mattawamkeag River At Mattawamkeag affecting Aroostook and
Penobscot Counties.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning at 800 AM EDT.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag.
* WHEN...From Sunday, March 31 to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs near River
Road and Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park Road.
At 14.0 feet, Flooding along the Bancroft Road between Wytopitlock
and Bancroft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM EDT Monday the stage was 13.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM EDT Monday was 13.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain fairly steady
before falling below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.0 feet on 04/27/2007.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood