#MEwx Flood Watch in effect

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Gray ME

7:34 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas,

Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, Coastal Cumberland,

Coastal York, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior York,

Kennebec, Sagadahoc and Southern Oxford. Portions of New

Hampshire, including the following areas, Belknap, Cheshire,

Eastern Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, Northern

Carroll, Southern Carroll, Southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan

and Western And Central Hillsborough.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,

creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Torrential downpours will impact travel with poor visibility and

road ponding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- A cold front slowly dropping southeast through New England

this afternoon and evening is forecast to focus convection

over a good portion of our forecast area around and south of

the mountains. A combination of high rainfall rates, back

building flow, and training thunderstorms may lead to flash

flooding.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor the latest forecast and be prepared to take

action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

 

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Casey