Flood Watch update

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:38 PM EDT on September 29, 2015

Flood Watch remains in effect from 2 am EDT Wednesday throughThursday morning.

The Flood Watch continues for

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

 following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal

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

 Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec (this is us)...

 Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern

 Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap...

 Cheshire NH... coastal Rockingham... eastern Hillsborough NH...

 interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern

 Grafton... southern Carroll... southern Grafton... Strafford...

 Sullivan and western and central Hillsborough NH.

* From 2 am EDT Wednesday through Thursday morning

* widespread rainfall totals of three to four inches may push

 smaller rivers and streams to bankfull by Wednesday... with

 some urban and localized drainage flooding possible as well.

 

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.