BOF 000 WGUS41 KCAR 311314 FLWCAR BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 914 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 MEC019-021-312130- /O.EXT.KCAR.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PISCATAQUIS ME-PENOBSCOT ME- 914 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEXTER... SOUTHWESTERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GUILFORD...GREENVILLE... * UNTIL 530 PM EDT WEDNESDAY * AT 914 AM EDT FLOODING CONTINUES ON COUNTRY ROADS. SOME WASHOUTS HAVE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL ROADWAYS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 4577 6978 4575 6973 4578 6972 4565 6941 4487 6918 4486 6930 4507 6936 4506 6950 4502 6954 4502 6963 4554 6978 4558 6971 4565 6970 4565 6973 4570 6979 4574 6981 $$ BLOOMER EOF