#MEwx Flood Watch STatement update for today

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 2:36 am EST on December 20, 2018

Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning.

The Flood Watch continues 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.

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