Late May Rainy Period Update Six

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1052 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE THROUGH 8 AM
SUNDAY...

.TWENTY FOUR HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS ENDING AT 8 AM THIS MORNING
HAVE RANGED FROM HALF AN INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN
MAINE. HOWEVER...FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS TOTAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER... 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE. ANOTHER INCH OF
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY. SOME AREAS COULD SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 1 1/2
TO MAYBE 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAIN WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING.

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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...RUMFORD...
NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...COLEBROOK...
BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...
HANOVER...PLYMOUTH
1052 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHERN OXFORD. IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN
CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN COOS AND

SOUTHERN GRAFTON.

* THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING
* TWENTY FOUR HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS ENDING AT 8 AM THIS MORNING
HAVE RANGED FROM HALF AN INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN
MAINE. HOWEVER...FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS TOTAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER... 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE. ANOTHER INCH OF
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY. SOME AREAS COULD SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 1 1/2
TO MAYBE 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAIN WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS 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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FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY, MAINE
1231 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MAINE

KENNEBEC RIVER AT SKOWHEGAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE ROAD IS
SAFE FOR TRAVEL. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

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1231 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE KENNEBEC RIVER AT SKOWHEGAN
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 12PM SATURDAY THE FLOW WAS...32000 CFS.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 4PM.
* FLOOD FLOW IS 35000 CFS.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 44410 CFS BY 8AM TOMORROW MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.

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FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
153 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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WASHINGTON ME-
153 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 151 PM EDT A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED
THAT STREAMS ARE OUT THEIR BANKS BETWEEN CALAIS AND CHARLOTTE...BUT
ARE NOT CURRENTLY FLOODING ANY ROADS. AT 122 PM EDT A NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SPOTTER OBSERVED SOME MINOR FLOODING ON
SMITH RIDGE ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF BLANCHARD CORNER AND STATION
ROAD NEAR CHARLOTTE. BOTH ROADS ARE PASSABLE.

AT 1106 AM EDT A WEATHER SPOTTER IN CHARLOTTE REPORTED THAT SOME OF
THE STREAMS BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND PEMBROKE ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
A WEATHER SPOTTER IN WHITING REPORTED 4.11 INCHES OF RAIN AS OF 1115
AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED...AND THIS RAIN
WILL BE FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. MINOR FLOODING
OF SMALLER STREAMS AND LOWLANDS IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4460 6725 4460 6733 4465 6732 4461 6737
4457 6735 4459 6746 4458 6747 4458 6744
4455 6743 4446 6776 4450 6778 4446 6778
4442 6791 4520 6795 4529 6747 4514 6735
4520 6729 4517 6715 4481 6694

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