Flood Warning in Cumberland County, Maine
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
1/11/2024 6:35:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
1/11/2024 6:35:00 AM until 1/11/2024 3:00:00 PM
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/gray.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Maine...
New Hampshire...
Presumpscot River At West Falmouth affecting Cumberland County.
Suncook River At North Chichester affecting Belknap and Merrimack
Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Presumpscot River at West Falmouth.
* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding affects storage yards of
industrial businesses on Warren Avenue in Westbrook. Property
should be relocated to places which are 5 feet higher than nearby
river banks to avoid being flooded or isolated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM EST Thursday the stage was 14.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:15 AM EST Thursday was 17.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 12.2 feet early
Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
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