Acton Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 522 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

  EASTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  STRAFFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  SOUTHEASTERN MERRIMACK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  SOUTHWESTERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
  WESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE...
  ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 518 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE SAME AREA OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MOST PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MAINE.
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA OVER
THE PAST 24 HOURS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL MAY EXCEED
AN INCH AN HOUR WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY
IN SOME AREAS AND EVEN LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS.
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND
UNDERPASSES...WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
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.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4284 7144 4294 7143 4295 7139 4301 7143
      4403 7138 4423 7122 4427 7085 4408 7082
      4408 7087 4404 7081 4307 7066 4307 7073
      4304 7070 4286 7082 4288 7091 4285 7101
      4280 7106 4280 7117 4274 7118 4273 7123
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SJC

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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 311 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF WESTERN MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
  ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...
  INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN
  OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN
  SOMERSET.
* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* EXPECT A TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL IN THE WATCH
  AREA THROUGH TOMORROW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  CONTINUE...WITH THE FLOOD POTENTIAL INCREASING AS SHOWERS
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
* HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE AREA
  STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY...WITH SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING
  POSSIBLE.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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POHL

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