Active AlertsKittery, ME

Flood Watch
Issued at Thu 3:05 PM Mar. 28
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action

You should monitor the latest forecast and be alert for possibleFlood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should beprepared to take action should flooding develop.

Description

A period of moderate to heavy rain is expected through Friday aslow pressure moves up the coast. The rain will fall on a primedsnowpack leading to significant melt. The combination of rain andsnowmelt will increase flows in rivers and streams, some of whichcould reach critical levels.* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of southwest Maine, including the followingareas, Coastal York and Interior York and New Hampshire, includingthe following areas, Belknap, Cheshire, Coastal Rockingham,Eastern Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, NorthernCarroll, Southern Carroll, Strafford and Western And CentralHillsborough.* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Floodingmay occur in poor drainage and urban areas.