Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 21 at 1:57PM EDT until June 21 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 10:57am
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
FFWGYX
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Waldo County in south central Maine...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 157 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch
in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Belfast, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Knox, Brooks, Waldo,
Swanville, Morrill, Belmont and Monroe.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Waldo, ME
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
Sender: