#MEwx Flood Watch now in effect

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Gray ME

2:51 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2024

Rain on snow will cause stream rises Wednesday into Thursday. Warm temperatures with widespread rain will cause the already ripened snowpack to melt rapidly. Small stream, urban, and ice jam flooding

will be possible.

 

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain, snowmelt, and isolated ice jams

are possible.

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

Androscoggin, Central Somerset, Coastal Waldo, Interior Cumberland

Highlands, Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern

Franklin, Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern

Oxford and Southern Somerset and northern New Hampshire, including

the following areas, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton and

Southern Coos.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...The combined runoff from rain and snowmelt will cause

high flows on area streams and small rivers. The increased flows

will break up ice

increasing the risk of ice jam flooding. For coastal areas the

risk of urban and low lying areal flooding is likely.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- Rainfall of 0.5 to 1.5 inches is expected, highest along the

Midcoast and the mountains. The addition of snowmelt in the

higher terrain could result in small stream flooding. The

larger rivers may approach bankfull, but are not expected to

flood at this time.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor the latest forecast 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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SJ