Late June Rainstorm Update One

Late June Rainstorm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
513 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

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BELKNAP NH-STRAFFORD NH-MERRIMACK NH-ROCKINGHAM NH-YORK ME-
513 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  STRAFFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  EASTERN MERRIMACK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  NORTHERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  CENTRAL YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 511 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN IN THE AREA. REPORTS OF OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL PRODUCE
MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4345 7155 4351 7103 4348 7102 4352 7099
      4358 7045 4356 7041 4339 7039 4339 7041
      4335 7042 4333 7046 4333 7052 4331 7055
      4325 7058 4309 7140

$$

MBC
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
455 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY LATER TODAY INTO THURSDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...
SETTING OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THEN SHIFT OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY.
THIS FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

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SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-ANDROSCOGGIN-
KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...
WINTERPORT...UNITY...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON...
NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...
OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...
HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH
455 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE...ANDROSCOGGIN...INTERIOR
  WALDO...KENNEBEC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN OXFORD AND
  SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...BELKNAP...MERRIMACK...
  NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...
  SOUTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN GRAFTON AND SULLIVAN.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
  THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. ONE TO THREE INCHES OR RAIN IS
  LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT
  COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

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.

&&

$$

3:37 PM ADT Wednesday 25 June 2014
Rainfall warning in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

Rainfall - after midnight to evening Thursday.

Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A low pressure system approaching from south of the Great Lakes is forecast to move eastward tonight and Thursday to lie east of Nova Scotia by Friday morning. Periods of rain over southern New Brunswick will become heavy at times towards midnight tonight as the low approaches. Periods of heavy rain are expected for most of the day Thursday and then gradually diminish in intensity Thursday evening. Total rainfall amounts of near 40 to 50 millimetres can be expected with the possibility of higher amounts locally.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.

Rainfall Warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #NBStorm.