Flash flood watch

Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 2:27 PM EDT on October 16, 2014

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM EDT this evening through

late tonight.

The National Weather Service in gray has expanded the

* Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of western Maine...

including the following areas... Androscoggin... coastal

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

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

Knox... Lincoln and Sagadahoc.

* From 6 PM EDT this evening through late tonight

* rain will become heavy at times late this afternoon in Maine and

continue into the overnight hours. The main concern is for south

through east facing higher terrain of the western Maine

mountains and foothills. 3 to 4 inches of rain will be possible

in these areas and this may lead to isolated flash flooding.

Urban and poor drainage flooding is likely outside of these

areas... with isolated flash flooding possible.

* The rain will taper off after midnight across western Maine and

toward dawn in central Maine.

 

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.