Flood watch update

Areal Flood Watch 

Expires 7:00 PM EST on January 12, 2014

Statement as of 2:50 am EST on January 12, 2014

Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...

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 evening

* the rainfall over the last 24 hours along with mild

temperatures may lead to ice jam flooding on rivers today... even

though the rain will come to an end by sunrise this morning.

 

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.