000 WGUS41 KCAR 191955 FLWCAR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Caribou ME 355 PM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 MEC029-192300- /O.NEW.KCAR.FA.W.0003.220419T1955Z-220419T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Washington ME- 355 PM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of DownEast Maine, including the following county, Washington. * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar, trained spotters, and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Calais, Machias, Lubec, Eastport, Cherryfield, Vanceboro, Jonesport, Steuben, Harrington, Perry, Pembroke, Princeton, Jonesboro, Columbia Falls, Cutler, Columbia, Topsfield, Meddybemps, Grand Lake Stream and Deblois. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 4466 6801 4564 6768 4560 6745 4550 6742 4549 6750 4538 6742 4528 6749 4516 6741 4513 6734 4519 6728 4516 6716 4491 6697 4484 6698 4480 6690 4458 6723 4452 6747 4444 6751 4440 6773 4443 6777 4437 6794 $$ MStrauser