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Flood Warning Issued For The Kennebec River
Like many who have been enjoying this warm, summer like weather, I sat down by the river on my lunch break in downtown Augusta, today. The river was quite high, and now the MEMA Site has issued this flood warning.
Event: | Flood Warning |
Alert: | ...The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in Maine Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Somerset County Kennebec River At North Sidney affecting Kennebec County Kennebec River At Augusta affecting Kennebec County * The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Flood warning for * At 2 PM Tuesday the stage was 14.8 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 17.0 feet. * Forecast to rise above flood stage by early tomorrow and continue to rise to near 18.4 feet by tomorrow early afternoon.The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday morning. |
To see all Maine watches, warnings and advisories for other possible flood danger in the state, you can check out the MEMA Flood Page.
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