Flood Watch and Special Statement

A real Flood Watch

Statement as of 4:28 am EDT on March 29, 2014

Flood Watch remains in effect from late tonight through Monday afternoon.

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the

following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal

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

Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...

Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc and southern Oxford. In New

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

Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... southern Carroll...

   southern Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan.

* From late tonight through Monday afternoon

* rainfall of 1 to 3 inches... with locally higher amounts

possible... is expected Saturday night through Monday. This

excessive rainfall and snowmelt may cause flooding on rivers...

small creeks... and urban areas. Ice may begin moving on some

rivers also... so ice jams may also present a flood threat.

 

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.

 

Special Statement

Statement as of 6:13 am EDT on March 29, 2014

Black ice forming this morning...

Temperatures have dropped to near freezing in several locations

this morning resulting in black ice. Rain and melt water left on

roads and sidewalks will freeze this morning. Take care if you

venture out this morning as Road surfaces may be iced over.