Active Advisories: Flood Watch
Currently
Reported at Bangor, Bangor International Airport, ME
10:53 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012- 55°F13°C
Overcast- Feels Like:55°F13°CDew Point:43°F6°CHumidity:63%
Winds:SE 15 mph 24 kph
Pressure:29.91 in1013 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Flood Watch
...FLOODING THREAT PERSISTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... .A BAND OF TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST FROM THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN AREAS ALONG THE STATE BORDER...WHERE ANOTHER INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TO THE EAST...THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE TWO TO FOUR INCHES FROM PORTLAND NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS....AS WELL AS THE MID-COAST. THIS AMOUNT WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING AS WELL. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>006-031030- /O.CON.KGYX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120604T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 1029 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE... ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...COASTAL WALDO...COASTAL YORK...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO... INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...KNOX...LINCOLN...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN... SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS AND SOUTHERN GRAFTON. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE REGION. * RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS AREA ALREADY OCCURRING IN AREAS AROUND THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING BEGINS OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE URBAN AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. 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. &&
