Showers likely. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Highs around 60. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
... A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 1045 PM EDT for south Central Somerset County...
At 913 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to indicate slow moving thunderstorms producing flash flooding over the warned area.
Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Bingham.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams... country roads... as well as farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground.
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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
Please report high water to the National Weather Service by calling toll free... 1-877-633-6772... when you can do so safely.
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* small stream flood advisory for minor flooding of poor drainage areas in... Central Somerset County in west central Maine...
* until 1045 PM EDT
* at 747 PM EDT National Weather Service radar indicated showers and thunderstorms moving through southern and Central Somerset County. These showers and thunderstorms are slow moving and may contain torrential rainfall with radar indicated rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour.
Some locations in the advisory include but are not limited to Caratunk... bingam... Solon... Mayfield... The Forks and Lake Moxie.
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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on small creeks and streams... and ponding of water on country roads and farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.
A flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
Please report high water to the National Weather Service by calling toll free... 1-877-633-6772... when you can do so safely.
... New Hampshire volunteers wanted to measure precipitation... ... A citizen-driven weather observation program is now established in New Hampshire and residents are invited to become amateur observers for the group by measuring and reporting rainfall... hail... and snow data in their own backyards. On July first... New Hampshire became the forty-sixth state to join the community collaborative rain, hail, and snow network, or cocorahs for short. This unique, nonprofit community-based network of volunteers works together to advance the understanding of local weather and its impacts. These observations are used by the NOAA National Weather Service to help improve and verify the accuracy and timeliness of forecasts and warnings. Currently... the locations where we have the fewest number of volunteer observers are Coos... Sullivan... Cheshire... Belknap ... Merrimack..and Grafton counties... although citizens from all across New Hampshire are asked to join. Cocorahs is expected to reach Maine by August first. ... For more information visit the following websites: ... Www.Weather.Gov/gray ... Www.Cocorahs.Org