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.
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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.
&&
Coastal Flood Watch
332 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH
AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING AND IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT AND
AGAIN POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 9PM AND 1AM MONDAY
WHICH IS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY
FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...
AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE
EXPECTED.
&&
Coastal Flood Warning
332 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH
AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING AND IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT AND
AGAIN POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 9PM AND 1AM MONDAY
WHICH IS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY
FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...
AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE
EXPECTED.
&&
Hazardous Weather Outlook
325 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements South Portland, Maine.
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts South Portland, Maine.
Heavy Rain
