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FLWCAR

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Caribou ME
434 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

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Penobscot ME-Piscataquis ME-
434 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam on the Piscataquis River in
  Maxfield and Howland continues.

* WHERE...Portions of East Central and North Central Maine,
  including the following counties, in East Central Maine,
  Penobscot. In North Central Maine, Piscataquis.

* WHEN...Until noon EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...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 imminent or
  occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 427 PM EDT, Penobscot County Emergency Management and the
    Public reported flooding due to an Ice Jam on the Piscataquis
    River in Maxfield to Howland. Flooding along the Maxfield and
    North Howland Roads are threatening homes. Sections of the
    North Howland Road is closed due to flooding in Maxfield.
    Large ice chunks have been pushed into properties between
    Maxfield and Howland.
  - Penobscot County Emergency Management advises emergency
    personnel are doing door to door checks and evacuating
    residence impacted. A shelter has been established at the
    Howland Community Center.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Howland, Enfield, Medford and Maxfield.
  - Water may rise upstream of the jam and cause low-lying
    flooding in Medford downstream of Trestle Road.
  - For flood safety visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't 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 6879 4527 6883 4529 6882 4528 6879
      4529 6878


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