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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

1052 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FARMINGTON



* UNTIL 145 AM EDT



* AT 1048 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OCCURING NEAR FARMINGTON. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT PERSISTANT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY ACROSS THIS AREA HAS DUMPED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF 

RAIN IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO 

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT 

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU 

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS 

LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO 

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING 

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR 

VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GRAY MAINE.



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