Flood Watch in Effect

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 4:22 PM EST on December 23, 2014

Flood Watch remains in effect from Wednesday evening through

Thursday evening...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the

following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... Central

Somerset... interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior

York... Kennebec... northern Franklin... northern Oxford...

southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In

New Hampshire... Belknap... eastern Hillsborough NH... interior

Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern Coos...

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

Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan.

* From Wednesday evening through Thursday evening

* the rain will become heavy at times late Wednesday through

Wednesday night and into early Thursday. This may lead to rivers

and streams to rise to near flood stage. Also urban and poor

drainage flooding may also allow for rises in some of the

faster- reacting creeks and streams. 1 to 3 inches of rain is

expected from this storm.

 

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.