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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Flash Flood Watch Now In Effect

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.
* FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. DEEP MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE... AND SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TOMORROW. VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES ARE LIKELY WITH WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION ON TOP OF RECENT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

More Information
... HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. DEEP MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE... AND SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TOMORROW. VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES ARE LIKELY WITH WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION ON TOP OF RECENT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

RCN America Network will keep you all informed if any warnings are issued.

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