Two warnings

Areal Flood Watch 

Expires 4:00 PM EDT on October 30, 2012

Statement as of 3:07 PM EDT on October 28, 2012

... Flood Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday

afternoon...

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... interior Cumberland...

interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec... northern

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

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

interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern

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

southern Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan.

* From Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon

* rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected across much of

Maine and New Hampshire. Precipitation is expected to start

tomorrow afternoon and continue through tomorrow night. Locally

higher amounts of up to 5 inches are possible. The heaviest of

the rain should subside early Tuesday... although light rain is

expected throughout most of the week.

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.

 

High Wind Warning Expires 8:00 AM EDT on October 30, 2012

Statement as of 3:14 PM EDT on October 28, 2012

... High Wind Warning in effect from 2 PM Monday to 8 am EDT

Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a High Wind

Warning... which is in effect from 2 PM Monday to 8 am EDT

Tuesday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect.

* Winds... east 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Timing... strongest winds will occur Monday afternoon and Monday night.

* Impacts... widespread power outages are possible from downed

trees and power lines. Near the coast where the winds will be

strongest... minor structural damage may also be possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous wind event is expected or

occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of

58 mph or more can lead to downed trees... power outages... and

structural damage.