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NWS Flash Flood Watch: landslide blocking river Westbrook, Portland area
https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=gyx&wwa=flash%20flood%20watchFlash Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Gray ME
220 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2020
MEZ024-170230-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FF.A.0003.200916T1820Z-200917T0300Z/
/00000.0.OT.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Coastal Cumberland-
Including the cities of Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland,
Westbrook, Yarmouth, and Brunswick
220 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of southwest Maine, including the
following area, Coastal Cumberland.
* Until 11 PM EDT this evening
* A landslide has blocked the Presumpscot River downstream of
Westbrook. River levels behind the slide are rapidly rising.
* Expect water levels upstream of the landslide to continue to rise.
Downstream of the slide, sudden changes in river levels are
possible if the slides breaks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Persons with interests near the river should closely monitor the
situation and be prepared to take action if water levels change.
&&
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MBC
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