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Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Caribou ME

1207 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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Penobscot ME-

1207 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS 

EVENING...



* 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 600 PM EDT.



* 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 1204 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, 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 4527 6868 4524 6865 4523 6866 4525 6868

      4525 6870 4527 6875 4526 6878 4527 6878

      4528 6879 4529 6878 4529 6874 4527 6870





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