Flash Flood Watch

Flash Flood Watch statement as of 3:38 am EDT on June 30, 2017

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 2 PM EDT this afternoon

through late Saturday night.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Maine and northern New

 Hampshire, including the following areas, in Maine,

 Androscoggin, Central Somerset, coastal Waldo, interior Waldo,

 Kennebec, northern Franklin, northern Oxford, southern

 Franklin, southern Oxford, and southern Somerset. In northern

 New Hampshire, northern Carroll, northern Coos, northern

 Grafton, southern Carroll, southern Coos, and southern

 Grafton.

* From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late Saturday night

* a stalled frontal boundary and very moist airmass will lead to

heavy rain in thunderstorms through Saturday night.

* Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will impact the region with the

threat for flash flooding increasing through the weekend.

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.

Campers and hikers should be particularly alert. Know where you

are relative to rivers and streams which can become killers in

heavy rains.