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Caribou - ME, US, National Weather Service

A portion of East Central Maine, including the following county, Penobscot

...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... 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 800 PM EDT Saturday. IMPACTS...Minor flooding with the Piscataquis River 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 539 PM EDT, Penobscot County Emergency Management reported minor flooding due to an Ice Jam along the Piscataquis River in Maxfield to Howland. The Piscataquis River remains out of its banks due to the ice jam. Flood waters are slowly 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, 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.