FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN WESTERN MAINE... ANDROSCOGGIN... COASTAL CUMBERLAND... COASTAL WALDO... COASTAL YORK... INTERIOR CUMBERLAND... INTERIOR WALDO... INTERIOR YORK... KENNEBEC... KNOX... LINCOLN... SAGADAHOC... SOUTHERN FRANKLIN... SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE... BELKNAP... COASTAL ROCKINGHAM... INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM... MERRIMACK... NORTHERN CARROLL... NORTHERN GRAFTON... SOUTHERN CARROLL... SOUTHERN GRAFTON... STRAFFORD AND SULLIVAN. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A VERY MOIST AIRMASS MOVES NORTHWARD OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. RAINFALL RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL POSE A DANGER FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS... SMALL CREEKS... AND STREAMS. AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE... AS WELL AS AROUND THE BANKS OF SMALL STREAMS THAT NORMALLY EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL WANE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:42:29 +0000
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