The watch is effective until
6 p.m. Thursday.
GRAY – A flood watch has been issued for western Maine and southern New Hampshire for Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service announced late Tuesday afternoon.
Affected areas include southern Franklin, southern Oxford, Androscoggin and Cumberland counties, as well as coastal areas of Maine.
A strong low pressure system will move into southern New England Wednesday and into northern Maine on Thursday.
The storm system has the potential for temperatures to rise well above normal and for precipitation of 1 to 3 inches, the NWS stated.
Strong winds are also predicted with the storm.
“Depending on the track of this storm and the temperatures associated with it, precipitation could fall as rain, snow, ice or a mix of all three,” the bulletin stated. “One concern is for any rainfall to augment snowmelt across the affected area, compounding runoff into already swollen rivers, streams and drainages. Any movement of ice on rising rivers can cause dangerous ice jams,” the advisory stated.
Urban areas are likely to have street flooding due to clogged storm drains, the NWS said.
The watch is in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday, the agency said.
A flood watch means flooding is possible but not imminent.
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