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Home Return to list Areal Flood Advisory 0004 Issued by the Caribou Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-19 10:25:47
559
WGUS81 KCAR 191525 RRA
FLSCAR
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1125 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
MEC019-201600-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FA.Y.0004.260319T1525Z-260320T1600Z/
/00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Penobscot ME-
1125 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY...
...REPLACES FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by an ice jam on the Piscataquis
River in Maxfield and Howland continues.
* WHERE...A portion of East Central Maine, including the following
county, Penobscot.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding of Maxfield and North Howland Roads.
Additionally flooding of properties near or in low-lying and
flood-prone locations between Maxfield and Howland is possible if
ice shifts on the Piscataquis River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1113 AM EDT, Penobscot County Emergency Management and the
Public reported flooding due to an Ice Jam on the Piscataquis
River in Maxfield to Howland. Flood waters are receding along
the Maxfield and North Howland Roads. Sections of the North
Howland Road is washed out but no longer flooded in Maxfield.
Large ice chunks have been pushed into properties between
Maxfield and Howland.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Howland, Enfield, Medford and Maxfield.
- For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Water levels can rise and fall quickly in the vicinity of ice jams.
Those with interests along rivers and tributary streams should be
alert for rapidly fluctuating water levels in the vicinity of ice
jams. Never drive through flooded roads or around closed road
barricades. The barricades are there for your safety due to the
potential for ice jam releases or continued flooding.
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LAT...LON 4529 6874 4527 6870 4527 6868 4524 6865
4523 6866 4525 6868 4525 6870 4527 6875
4526 6878 4528 6879 4529 6878
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JS
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-19 14:34:24
555
WGUS81 KCAR 191934
FLSCAR
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Caribou ME
334 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
MEC019-201600-
/O.CON.KCAR.FA.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260320T1600Z/
/00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Penobscot ME-
334 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by an ice jam on the Piscataquis
River in Maxfield and Howland continues.
* WHERE...A portion of East Central Maine, including the following
county, Penobscot.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding along the Maxfield and North Howland
Roads. Additionally flooding of properties near or in low-lying
and flood-prone locations between Maxfield and Howland is possible
if ice shifts on the Piscataquis River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 332 PM EDT, Penobscot County Emergency Management and the
Public reported minor flooding due to an Ice Jam along the
Piscataquis River in Maxfield to Howland. Flood waters are
receding along the Maxfield and North Howland Roads. Sections
of the North Howland Road is washed out but no longer flooded
in Maxfield. Large ice chunks have been pushed into
properties between Maxfield and Howland.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Howland, Enfield, Medford and Maxfield.
- For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Water levels can rise and fall quickly in the vicinity of ice jams.
Those with interests along rivers and tributary streams should be
alert for rapidly fluctuating water levels in the vicinity of ice
jams. Never drive through flooded roads or around closed road
barricades. The barricades are there for your safety due to the
potential for ice jam releases or continued flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4529 6874 4527 6870 4527 6868 4524 6865
4523 6866 4525 6868 4525 6870 4527 6875
4526 6878 4528 6879 4529 6878
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JS
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