Flood Watch

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:29 PM EDT on March 28, 2014

Flood Watch in effect from late Saturday night through Monday 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... 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 Saturday night 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.

 

Forecast as of 5:00 PM EDT on March 28, 2014