Active Advisories: Flood Watch
Currently
Reported at Sanford Municipal Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, ME
5:55 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012- 57°F14°C
Overcast- Feels Like:57°F14°CDew Point:55°F13°CHumidity:94%
Winds:E 16 mph G 2626 kph G 42
Pressure:29.8 in1009 hPaVisibility:2.50 miles4022.50 meters
Flood Watch
...HEAVY SOAKING RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE WEEKEND... .BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT. THE SOAKING RAINS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION WINDS DOWN BY MONDAY MORNING...THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINE AND EASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY...ALBEIT LESS CONFIDENCE...THAT THERE WILL BE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF MAINE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD CAUSE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT IS DIFFICULT AT THIS EARLY STAGE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF RAINFALL WILL SET UP. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND EASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL PICK UP THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-030445- /O.CON.KGYX.FA.A.0002.120602T2200Z-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-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 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...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 344 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 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 NEW HAMPSHIRE...BELKNAP...COASTAL ROCKINGHAM...INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM...MERRIMACK...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN GRAFTON...STRAFFORD AND SULLIVAN. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE REGION. * THERE MAY BE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CAMPGROUNDS NEAR RIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH CONWAY NEW HAMPSHIRE AREA. PEOPLE WITH OTHER INTERESTS ALONG OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND 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. &&
