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CanisLupusArctos · 08-10-2008, 07:09 AM

Just what you wanted to hear -- The National Weather Service in Gray ME issued a flash flood watch for all of the state except the seacoast for today.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop with the heat of the day and may be slow-moving. There is nowhere for a thunderstorm's heavy rain to go because the ground is already saturated and streams are already running high. It will not take much to create a sudden flood.

Remember a flash flood is different from a general (area-wide) flood -- it can make a normally unnoticeable stream become a raging rapid within minutes, capable of washing across a road, sweeping away a car, or creating a large washout. It will give you very little, if any, time to react. A flash flood watch means it is possible within the area. Have a NOAA Weather Radio receiver or stay tuned to local radio or TV stations for warnings -- if a warning is issued for your area, it means the potential is becoming reality. Heed the advice of warnings.

Also a threat for today: Hail. The freezing level is at a low altitude.

08-10-2008, 07:09 AM	#29
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Flash Flood Watch Just what you wanted to hear -- The National Weather Service in Gray ME issued a flash flood watch for all of the state except the seacoast for today. Thunderstorms are expected to develop with the heat of the day and may be slow-moving. There is nowhere for a thunderstorm's heavy rain to go because the ground is already saturated and streams are already running high. It will not take much to create a sudden flood. Remember a flash flood is different from a general (area-wide) flood -- it can make a normally unnoticeable stream become a raging rapid within minutes, capable of washing across a road, sweeping away a car, or creating a large washout. It will give you very little, if any, time to react. A flash flood watch means it is possible within the area. Have a NOAA Weather Radio receiver or stay tuned to local radio or TV stations for warnings -- if a warning is issued for your area, it means the potential is becoming reality. Heed the advice of warnings. Also a threat for today: Hail. The freezing level is at a low altitude.