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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
457 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ON A DEEP, PRIMED SNOWPACK IN THE
MOUNTAINS LEADING TO THE INCREASING SNOWMELT. FLOWS IN RIVERS WILL
LIKELY INCREASE QUICKLY AS A RESULT AND MAY REACH CRITICAL LEVELS.
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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN
OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN
COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATHENS, RANGELEY, MOOSEHEAD, WOODSTOCK,
ANDOVER, SUGAR HILL, WILSONS MILLS, SOUTH ARM, PHILLIPS,
SEBOOMOOK, CORNVILLE, PITTSTON FARM, YORK POND, PLYMOUTH,
ASHLAND, DAVIS, LONG POND, OXFORD, PITTSFIELD, NEW PORTLAND,
BETHLEHEM, BETHEL, NEW VINEYARD, LEBANON, BERLIN, AVON, WILTON,
CRAWFORD NOTCH, SKOWHEGAN, JACKMAN, MILLSFIELD, CONWAY, BINGHAM,
MADISON, HOLDERNESS, RUMNEY, NORWAY, WATERVILLE VALLEY, LOCKE
MILLS, FARMINGTON, NORTH CONWAY, ELLSWORTH, OQUOSSOC, JAY,
LANCASTER, NEW SHARON, MIDDLE DAM, CHATHAM, JACKSON, ERROL,
COBURN GORE, MILAN, UPTON, TEMPLE, THORNTON, RUMFORD, KINGFIELD,
MILTON, COLEBROOK, EMBDEN, DUMMER, LINCOLN, BRYANT POND, NEWRY,
ALBANY, LYME, BRASSUA, FRYEBURG, CHESTERVILLE, ROXBURY, PALMYRA,
BYRON, LITTLETON, AND HANOVER
457 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL
SOMERSET, NORTHERN FRANKLIN, NORTHERN OXFORD, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN,
SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHERN CARROLL, NORTHERN COOS,
NORTHERN GRAFTON, SOUTHERN COOS AND SOUTHERN GRAFTON.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
RAPID MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK FROM THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWARD. THIS
WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND WILL SUPPORT THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS RIVER FLOODING. DISRUPTION
TO TRAVEL IS LIKELY ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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