Flood Watch issued March 17 at 3:28AM EDT until March 18 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Gray ME

* WHAT…Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible as well as
localized flooding from ice jams.

* WHERE…Portions of Maine, including the following areas,
Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, Interior Cumberland
Highlands, Interior Waldo, Interior York, Kennebec, Southern
Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Somerset and New Hampshire,
including the following areas, Belknap, Merrimack, Northern
Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Coos,
Southern Grafton, Strafford and Sullivan.

* WHEN…Through this evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive rainfall runoff through today, as well as
snowmelt may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and
other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may
rise out of their banks. One to two inches of rain is expected
through tonight.

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