#MEwx New Flood Watch Statement for ME and N.H.

Areal Flood Watch expires 4:00 AM EDT on April 28, 2019

Statement as of 3:17 PM EDT on April 25, 2019

Flood Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of Maine and northern New Hampshire,

including the following areas, in Maine, Androscoggin, Central Somerset, coastal Cumberland, interior Cumberland, interior

York, 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 Friday afternoon through late Saturday night

* rivers and streams are already running high due to previous

rainfall and snow melt. We expect another 1 to 2 inches of rain

Friday and Friday night, with locally 3 inches on south and

southeast facing slopes of the White Mountains and portions of

the western Maine mountains. This will allow many rivers and

streams to once again overflow their banks, especially Friday

night and Saturday. The heavy rain will end by Saturday morning

but flooding is expected to continue thereafter.

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.