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Flood Warning
Issued: 2:42 PM Mar. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * 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 945 PM EDT Wednesday. * 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 1016 AM 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 Road is threatening homes near the warned area. The North Howland Road is 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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