Milder temps and very, very soggy

Its pouring out there folks.

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:47 am EDT on April 8, 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... coastal

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

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

Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern

Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap...

coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack...

southern Carroll and Strafford.

* Through today

* rainfall of one half to one inch... with locally higher amounts

possible... is expected through Tuesday as low pressure slowly

lifts across New England. Heavy rain and snow melt may cause

flooding on rivers... small creeks... and possibly low lying urban

areas. Rivers still have have plenty of ice which may begin

moving... so ice jams could 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.