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EXPIRED4/7/2024 11:16:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
4/7/2024 11:16:00 AM until 4/8/2024 2:00:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by upstream Vanceboro dam release
continues.
* WHERE...A portion of DownEast Maine, including the following
county, Washington.
* WHEN...Until 200 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding is occurring of low lying properties on
Salmon Brook Road in Vanceboro. Possible minor flooding at camps
along the St. Croix River on Loon Bay Road in Lambert Lake
Township and Dyer Township. Additional minor flooding in rural
areas of Eastern Washington County above the Grand Falls Flowage
is expected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1115 AM EDT, an upstream floodgate release at the
Vanceboro Dam is expected to continue to cause minor flooding
in the advisory area.
- As of 11:00AM the flow being released from the Vanceboro Dam
is 6125 cfs.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Vanceboro, Dyer Township, Fowler Township, Dyer and Lambert
Lake.
- For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood