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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

723 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK 

COUNTY ON A FEW TRIBUTARY STREAMS OF THE ST JOHN AND ALLAGASH 

RIVERS...



LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2.5 INCHES WITHIN 1.5 HOURS HAVE 

FALLEN ON THE HIGHLANDS JUST NORTHWEST OF ALLAGASH RIVER ABOUT 30 

MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF ALLAGASH...AS OF 730 PM EDT. THE RUNOFF

FROM THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE BROWN AND BEN 

GLAZIER BROOKS INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS.



IF YOU OBSERVE ANY FLOODING...PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO FORWARD TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

OFFICE AT CARIBOU.



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