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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
346 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2024
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ON A DEEP, PRIMED SNOWPACK IN THE
MOUNTAINS LEADING TO INCREASED 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 RANGELEY, FRYEBURG, FARMINGTON, PHILLIPS,
MILTON, LITTLETON, NORTH CONWAY, RUMFORD, TEMPLE, OXFORD, DUMMER,
BRYANT POND, HANOVER, NORWAY, PITTSFIELD, JACKSON, CONWAY,
CHATHAM, THORNTON, OQUOSSOC, CRAWFORD NOTCH, DAVIS, NEW PORTLAND,
LINCOLN, BETHEL, SKOWHEGAN, MADISON, LYME, MILLSFIELD, AVON,
UPTON, JACKMAN, WOODSTOCK, WILSONS MILLS, LEBANON, LOCKE MILLS,
CHESTERVILLE, PITTSTON FARM, CORNVILLE, PALMYRA, ALBANY, BYRON,
NEW SHARON, BERLIN, KINGFIELD, HOLDERNESS, WILTON, COBURN GORE,
PLYMOUTH, LANCASTER, SEBOOMOOK, BRASSUA, ATHENS, ANDOVER, EMBDEN,
RUMNEY, YORK POND, WATERVILLE VALLEY, ASHLAND, NEWRY, MIDDLE DAM,
SOUTH ARM, BETHLEHEM, SUGAR HILL, ELLSWORTH, BINGHAM, ERROL,
ROXBURY, JAY, MILAN, LONG POND, MOOSEHEAD, NEW VINEYARD, AND
COLEBROOK
346 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
CAUSE RAPID MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK FROM THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWARD.
THIS WILL INCREASE 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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