Critical FFW Flash Flood Warning — Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:53 PM

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
946 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...
  SOUTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY IN NORTHERN MAINE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYNESVILLE...
  NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MAINE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF...DANFORTH...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT

* AT 933 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA WHERE OVER
  SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHERMAN...
  SHERMAN STATION AND HAYNESVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE MATTAWAMKEAG FROM HAYNESVILLE TO
WYTOPITLOCK AND KINGMAN. EXTREMELY RAPID RISES ON THE MATTAWAMKEAG
RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT. THE FLOOD
WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING
WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN!

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LAT...LON 4548 6749 4539 6741 4551 6863 4601 6846
      4590 6777 4587 6779 4582 6775 4580 6779
      4569 6780 4569 6771 4565 6768 4561 6761
      4559 6752 4561 6749 4560 6743 4550 6740

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