Flash flood watch

Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:11 PM EDT on September 1, 2013

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through

late Monday night.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a

* Flash 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 8 PM EDT this evening through late Monday night

 

* several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are forecast

through late Monday as a warm front moves north across the

region. Deep moisture is available... and slow moving showers and

thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity

tomorrow. Very high rainfall rates are likely with widespread

totals of 1 to 2 inches and isolated higher amounts. Additional

precipitation on top of recent rainfall may cause flash

flooding.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

 

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead

to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action

should flash flood warnings be issued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forecast as of 11:00 AM EDT on September 01, 2013

 

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through late Monday night... Sunday

Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 82F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. 

Sunday Night

Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. 

Monday

Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 70F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible. 

Monday Night