Flood watch statement

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:36 am EST on November 27, 2013

Flood Watch remains in effect through this afternoon...

The Flood Watch continues 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.

* Through this afternoon

* heavy rain totaling 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts.

* The river basins most at risk for flooding are the upper Saco

and the pemigewasset rivers in New Hampshire and the swift

river in Maine.

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.