flood watch

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:02 PM EDT on October 21, 2014

Flood Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday

evening...

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... 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... southern Carroll and Strafford.

* From Wednesday morning through Thursday evening

* heavy rain is expected from Wednesday into Thursday. Total

rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected with amounts in

excess of 5 inches possible.

* The cumulative effect of heavy rain over the next few days will

cause rivers and streams to rise. Flooding along streams and

rivers is possible.

 

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.

 

 

 

Kimble