Late July Rainstorm

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
825 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

MEC001-005-011-017-031-NHC001-003-013-017-231815-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BELKNAP NH-STRAFFORD NH-ANDROSCOGGIN ME-MERRIMACK NH-OXFORD ME-
CARROLL NH-YORK ME-CUMBERLAND ME-KENNEBEC ME-
825 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...

  BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  NORTHWESTERN STRAFFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE...
  NORTHEASTERN MERRIMACK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  SOUTHERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE...
  NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MAINE...
  SOUTHWESTERN KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 821 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE AN
AREA OF HEAVY RAIN FALLING FROM CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTHEAST INTO
WESTERN MAINE. OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 OR 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 3
HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4358 7171 4360 7173 4361 7167 4369 7164
      4370 7152 4380 7154 4391 7142 4392 7137
      4396 7137 4422 7111 4453 7037 4423 6986
      4329 7124 4356 7176

$$

TFH

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
332 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-029>032-232000-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FF.A.0003.130723T1200Z-130724T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...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
332 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST
  MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...PENOBSCOT...CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...HANCOCK...AND
  WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

* FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THEN MOVE
  NORTHEAST BY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL
  BE STEADIEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE,
  WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES IN
  EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

* FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREAS OF
  POOR DRAINAGE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

HASTINGS