Flood watch

Areal Flood Watch 

Expires 7:00 PM EST on January 12, 2014

 

 

Statement as of 3:54 am EST on January 10, 2014

 

 

... Flood Watch in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday

evening...

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of western Maine and New Hampshire...

including the following areas... in western Maine...

Androscoggin... Central Somerset... coastal Cumberland... coastal

Waldo... coastal York... interior Cumberland... interior Waldo...

interior York... Kennebec... Knox... Lincoln... northern

Franklin... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin...

southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire...

Belknap... coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham...

Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern Coos... northern

Grafton... southern Carroll... southern Coos... southern

Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan.

* From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening

* rainfall of 1 to 2 inches expected along with mild temperatures.

* The heavy rain may lead to ice jam flooding.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on

current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible

flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be

prepared to take action should flooding develop.