Flash Flood Watch

Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 4:55 PM EDT on June 25, 2014

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning.

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire including the following areas in western Maine... Androscoggin... interior Waldo... Kennebec... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and

southern Somerset.

In New Hampshire... Belknap... Merrimack...

northern Carroll... northern Grafton... southern Carroll...

southern Coos... southern Grafton and Sullivan.

* Through Thursday morning

* a slow moving cold front will be the focus for heavy rainfall

this evening into Thursday. One to three inches or rain is

likely... with the potential for locally higher amounts that

could produce flash flooding.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead

to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action

should flash flood warnings be issued.