Mid-June Rainstorm

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
626 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...MORE RAIN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY FOR DOWNEAST AND CENTRAL MAINE...

.LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE EARLY THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MAINE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NOVA SCOTIA WEDNESDAY.

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/O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0004.130611T1200Z-130612T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
626 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND
  SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
  CENTRAL MAINE...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN
  NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS. IN SOUTHEAST
  MAINE...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...COASTAL HANCOCK...COASTAL
  WASHINGTON...INTERIOR HANCOCK AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WAS
  ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA AS WELL
  AS PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS THAT OCCURRED OVER THE PAST
  SEVERAL WEEKS. RAINFALL FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
  BE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREAS
  OF POOR DRAINAGE IS POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF MAINSTEM RIVERS IS
  NOT EXPECTED.

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.

&&
$$
CB

WOCN14 CWHX 110735
Special weather statement
Updated by Environment Canada
At 4:35 AM ADT Tuesday 11 June 2013.
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Special weather statement for:
      Fredericton and Southern York County
      Fundy National Park
      Grand Lake and Queens County
      Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County
      Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
      Oromocto and Sunbury County
      Saint John and County
      St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
      Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area
      Sussex - Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County
      Woodstock and Carleton County.

Another shot of rain expected to begin today.
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==discussion==
A low pressure system will approach the region today and then
Stall near Yarmouth on Wednesday. Rain associated with this
System will move into Southwestern New Brunswick by this afternoon
and spread northeastward throughout the day. The rain will be heavy
at times and will persist into Wednesday. Current indications suggest
that the rainfall amounts may reach warning criteria especially for
southernmost areas of the province. The worrisome issue is that
The ground is already quite saturated from post tropical storm Andrea
and other recent rainfall events.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as
warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment
Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca

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WOCN11 CWHX 110735
Special weather statement updated by Environment Canada at 4:35 AM
ADT Tuesday 11 June 2013.
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Special weather statement for:
      Mainland Nova Scotia
      Cape Breton.

      Another shot of rain expected to begin today.
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==discussion==
A low pressure system will approach the region today and then stall
near Yarmouth Wednesday.  Rain associated with this system is moving
into Western Nova Scotia this morning and will reach Cape Breton by
late this evening.  The rain will be heavy at times and will persist
into Wednesday.  Current indications suggest that the rainfall
amounts may reach warning criteria especially for areas of
Southwestern Nova Scotia and the Cobequid Peninsula.  The worrisome
issue is that the ground is already quite saturated from post
tropical storm Andrea and other recent rainfall events.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as
warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment
Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca

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