RUMFORD – Black storm clouds swirled over Rumford on Thursday evening for the second night in a row. Heavy rain showers saturated the ground again.

Mix that ingredient with the remains of Tropical Storm Bonnie and a cold front stalled near the Maine-Quebec border, and the potential for a bad Friday the 13th emerges today.

On Thursday afternoon, National Weather Service forecasters from Maine to Massachusetts were issuing flood watches for all day today. In northern Maine, that watch was extended through noon Sunday.

According to the weather service in Gray, heavy rain associated with Bonnie’s remains are expected to move through Maine and New Hampshire today. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches or more are possible.

The heaviest rain is expected to fall through central and northern New Hampshire, and the mountains and foothills of Maine.

“There is the potential for flooding of fast-responding waterways, such as small streams,” one forecaster said.

A flood watch means that flooding is possible but not imminent in the watch area. A flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.

In Burlington, Vt., weather service forecasters issued a flood watch at 2 p.m. Thursday. Nearly four hours later, the watch was upgraded to a flood warning.

The remains of Bonnie are expected to move through central Vermont Friday afternoon and early evening, according to Gray forecasters.

The second part of the bad-weather, one-two punch – Hurricane Charley – is expected to make landfall just north of Tampa, Fla., late this afternoon. It is expected to follow a path similar to Bonnie’s, bringing more heavy rains.