#MEwx Flood watch in effect for Friday/Saturday

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:50 PM EST on December 19, 2018

Flood Watch in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of Maine and New Hampshire, including the following areas, in Maine, Androscoggin, coastal Cumberland, coastal Waldo, coastal York, interior Cumberland, interior Waldo, interior York, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, southern Franklin, southern Oxford, and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire, Belknap, Cheshire, coastal Rockingham, eastern Hillsborough, interior Rockingham, Merrimack, northern Carroll, northern Coos, northern Grafton, southern Carroll, southern Coos, southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan, and western and central Hillsborough.

* From Friday morning through Saturday morning

* a widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall is expected during this period. These amounts could lead to isolated nuisance flooding of urban and low-lying areas. In addition, warm temperatures could lead to moving ice in rivers, possibly leading to ice jams and causing rises above flood stage on some rivers.

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.

Watson