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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

900 PM EST THU MAR 29 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE 

AREAS OF CUMBERLAND...STRAFFORD...YORK...AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES. 

THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 800 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 800 AM EST SATURDAY 

MORNING.



LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN GEORGIA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST PASSING JUST 

SOUTH OF CAPE COD SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN 

NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL 

MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN IN THE WATCH AREA FRIDAY.  



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN COASTAL AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 

INCHES. THIS IS CLOSE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN NEEDED TO BEGIN FLOODING 

ON SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. 



IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOME OF THE RIVERS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS ARE 

THE LAMPREY...SPICKET...OYSTER...AND COHECO. IN MAINE THE 

PRESUMPSCOT RIVER.



PERSONS LIVING NEAR FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST 

FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE.



ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 AM FRIDAY.

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