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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1055 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2024
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING 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 TEMPLE, BETHEL, YORK POND, NORTH CONWAY,
MADISON, COBURN GORE, ASHLAND, UPTON, PHILLIPS, JAY, LEBANON,
LANCASTER, ROXBURY, HOLDERNESS, DUMMER, COLEBROOK, ERROL,
PLYMOUTH, CHESTERVILLE, MILLSFIELD, ANDOVER, LOCKE MILLS, OXFORD,
SOUTH ARM, EMBDEN, THORNTON, WOODSTOCK, WILSONS MILLS, BINGHAM,
BRYANT POND, NEW PORTLAND, FRYEBURG, BRASSUA, BERLIN, AVON,
OQUOSSOC, CORNVILLE, LINCOLN, MIDDLE DAM, WATERVILLE VALLEY,
JACKMAN, RUMNEY, CRAWFORD NOTCH, NEW VINEYARD, NEWRY, CONWAY,
NORWAY, BYRON, SUGAR HILL, MOOSEHEAD, DAVIS, SKOWHEGAN,
BETHLEHEM, KINGFIELD, ELLSWORTH, PALMYRA, MILAN, RUMFORD, LYME,
WILTON, PITTSTON FARM, JACKSON, ALBANY, HANOVER, MILTON, LONG
POND, RANGELEY, CHATHAM, SEBOOMOOK, FARMINGTON, PITTSFIELD, NEW
SHARON, ATHENS, AND LITTLETON
1055 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT 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...UNTIL 4 PM EDT 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.
BARON
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