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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 10:52 AM EDT on May 25, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 26, 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.




Public Information Statement

Statement as of 11:41 AM EDT on May 25, 2013


The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 32
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/gray

********************storm total rainfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     rainfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

Maine

... Androscoggin County...
   3 NNE Auburn 1.79 700 am 5/25
   1 NNE Auburn 1.58 600 am 5/25
   1 NW Lewiston 1.40 800 am 5/25
   1 E Livermore Falls 1.02 932 am 5/25
   Turner 1.00 740 am 5/25

... Cumberland County...
   6 WNW Portland 1.65 700 am 5/25
   NNW West Falmouth 1.64 700 am 5/25
   Gorham 1.62 756 am 5/25
   5 NW Portland 1.54 700 am 5/25
   3 N Westbrook 1.53 530 am 5/25
   1 SSE Gorham 1.50 530 am 5/25
   2 ENE gray 1.37 700 am 5/25
   5 NNW Gorham 1.31 700 am 5/25
   Windham 2 NW 1.24 711 am 5/25
   4 NW Windham 1.24 700 am 5/25
   3 se New Gloucester 1.15 700 am 5/25
   North Sebago 1.12 932 am 5/25
   3 NE Naples 1.04 800 am 5/25
   3 NW Bridgton 0.96 700 am 5/25

... Franklin County...
   1 WNW Temple 2.31 600 am 5/25
   Phillips 1.89 745 am 5/25
   2 NW New Sharon 1.28 700 am 5/25

... Kennebec County...
   3 SSE Wayne 1.83 630 am 5/25
   3 SW Mount Vernon 1.46 700 am 5/25
   1 SSE Winslow 1.26 700 am 5/25
   2 SW Augusta 1.07 700 am 5/25

... Knox County...
   2 NNE Union 1.98 700 am 5/25

... Lincoln County...
   Westport Island 1.56 906 am 5/25
   2 SW Newcastle 1.55 700 am 5/25
   3 NE Westport Island 1.36 800 am 5/25

... Oxford County...
   6 SSE Bethel 2.14 705 am 5/25
   2 SSW Bethel 2.10 845 am 5/25
   Andover 1.44 635 am 5/25
   2 NE Oxford 0.87 700 am 5/25

... Sagadahoc County...
   1 WSW Bath 1.60 700 am 5/25
   4 SSW Bath 1.53 700 am 5/25
   5 S Phippsburg 1.34 750 am 5/25

... Somerset County...
   Moosehead 2.62 745 am 5/25
   Long Falls dam 2.60 715 am 5/25
   12 N New Portland 2.12 700 am 5/25
   Brassua dam 1.79 740 am 5/25
   4 ESE Solon 1.29 700 am 5/25
   WSW north new portla 1.22 700 am 5/25
   4 S Solon 1.11 700 am 5/25
   North Anson 0.75 730 am 5/25

... Waldo County...
   3 SSE Belmont 1.86 700 am 5/25
   3 S Monroe 1.37 715 am 5/25
   4 WNW Searsmont 1.31 700 am 5/25

... York County...
   4 NE South Berwick 2.15 730 am 5/25
   6 W Wells 2.15 730 am 5/25
   4 SW Wells 1.63 700 am 5/25
   Cape Neddick 1.63 932 am 5/25
   5 N York 1.63 915 am 5/25
   5 NW Hollis Center 1.33 800 am 5/25
   Hollis 1.33 836 am 5/25
   2 NE Wells 1.30 700 am 5/25
   2 NNE Biddeford 1.06 700 am 5/25
   3 NW Acton 0.99 500 am 5/25
   4 NE Parsonsfield 0.58 550 am 5/25

New Hampshire

... Belknap County...
   3 NE Tilton northfie 1.31 700 am 5/25
   3 SSW Meredith 1.29 645 am 5/25
   5 NE New Hampton 1.24 700 am 5/25
   8 E Laconia 1.17 730 am 5/25
   2 SW Belmont 1.11 700 am 5/25
   Laconia 1.11 520 am 5/25

... Carroll County...
   5 E Center Sandwich 1.62 700 am 5/25
   Tamworth 4 1.47 846 am 5/25
   NNW Tamworth 1.47 700 am 5/25
   2 se Madison 1.35 700 am 5/25
   1 WSW Brookfield 1.24 700 am 5/25
   1 SW Wolfeboro 1.12 700 am 5/25
   1 S Tuftonboro 1.04 700 am 5/25
   North Conway 0.83 725 am 5/25
   1 SSW North Conway 0.80 700 am 5/25
   1 se East Wakefield 0.72 635 am 5/25

... Coos County...
   Colebrook 2.91 725 am 5/25
   4 NW Dummer 1.49 800 am 5/25
   Berlin 0.72 711 am 5/25

... Grafton County...
   Bath 3 1.99 846 am 5/25
   North Haverhill 1.96 725 am 5/25
   SSE Bristol 1.34 830 am 5/25
   1 SSW Orford 1.19 700 am 5/25
   1 N Plymouth 0.90 700 am 5/25
   2 NNE Plymouth 0.85 800 am 5/25

... Merrimack County...
   SSW Pittsfield 1.52 800 am 5/25
   3 SSW Chichester 1.39 400 am 5/25
   2 ESE Danbury 1.31 800 am 5/25
   2 SSE Boscawen 1.21 742 am 5/25
   2 se Boscawen 1.20 700 am 5/25
   1 SSW Chichester 1.16 500 am 5/25
   N Dunbarton 1.10 700 am 5/25
   2 NW Bow 1.07 710 am 5/25
   4 SSE Concord 1.06 840 am 5/25
   4 se Newbury 0.86 719 am 5/25
   3 SSE South Sutton 0.78 700 am 5/25
   2 NW Newbury 0.78 700 am 5/25

... Rockingham County...
   Epping 2.20 851 am 5/25
   4 WNW Northwood 1.70 800 am 5/25
   2 WSW Northwood 1.67 630 am 5/25
   2 ESE Stratham 1.19 815 am 5/25
   2 E Exeter 1.17 700 am 5/25
   1 N Portsmouth 1.11 800 am 5/25
   2 NE Portsmouth 1.09 700 am 5/25

... Strafford County...
   1 NW Rochester 1.28 700 am 5/25
   3 NW Milton 1.16 730 am 5/25

... Sullivan County...
   2 N Sunapee 0.94 800 am 5/25


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