Warner, NH Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Hampshire, including
the following counties, in central New Hampshire, Merrimack. In
southern New Hampshire, Hillsborough and Rockingham.

* WHEN...Until noon EDT.

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from
earlier and ongoing rainfall. Urban flooding is possible,
especially in poor drainage areas. Low-water crossings are
inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 721 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a band of steady
rainfall with rates around a half inch an hour. These showers
are expected to last through mid to late morning and bring an
additional 1 and 1.5 inches of rainfall. Rain gage reports
indicate much of the area has already received 1 to 1.5
inches since last night. The combined runoff is sufficient to
cause small streams to flood, along with standing water
issued in low lying and poor drainage areas.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Merrimack, Durham,
Exeter, Jaffrey and Henniker.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Warner River at Davisville.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Riverside Road floods along with increasing
depths over recreational fields in Warner.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 8.2 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.


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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Suncook River at North Chichester.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Flooding occurs at multiple campgrounds in
the region. Water approaches homes along Bachelder Road and
properties along Riverside Drive in Allenstown. Buck Street in
Epsom floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 8.1 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.


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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas,
Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, Coastal Cumberland,
Coastal York, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior York,
Southern Franklin and Southern Oxford and New Hampshire, including
the following areas, Belknap, Cheshire, Coastal Rockingham,
Eastern Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, Northern
Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Grafton,
Strafford, Sullivan and Western And Central Hillsborough.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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