Flash Flood Watch in effect for SW Maine

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
303 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TODAY...

.A VERY HUMID AIR MASS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ONCE AGAIN FORM DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...
WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...
NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...
OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...
HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...
DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
303 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE...ANDROSCOGGIN...COASTAL
  CUMBERLAND...COASTAL WALDO...COASTAL YORK...INTERIOR
  CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO...INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...
  KNOX...LINCOLN...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN
  OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...BELKNAP...
  COASTAL ROCKINGHAM...INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM...MERRIMACK...
  NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...
  SOUTHERN GRAFTON...STRAFFORD AND SULLIVAN.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF
  1 INCH PER HOUR.

* RAPID WATER RISES ON CREEKS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS ARE
  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.

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