Flash flood warning continues

Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 11:53 PM EDT on July 15, 2014

 

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday
evening.
The Flash 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 Wednesday evening
* several rounds of heavy rainfall are expected to move through
the region through Wednesday. This may lead to localized flash
flooding. General rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
expected. Locally higher rainfall amounts in thunderstorms are
likely. Thunderstorms may produce rainfall rates of up to 3
inches per hour.
* Rapid rises on smaller rivers and streams are possible through
Wednesday.

 

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.