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CanisLupusArctos · 08-07-2008, 05:12 PM

There is now a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, a flood warning and a flash flood warning in effect for the northwestern end of the lakes region. Severe Thunderstorm Warning is because radar indicates large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph within approaching storms over Meredith headed east. Flood warning means flooding is either occurring or will be occurring shortly. Flash flooding is a rapid type of flooding that can turn dry roads into impassable roads within minutes. NWS radar shows a line of thunderstorms forming an eastward-moving train from the Lebanon area to the lakes region.

Black Cat Island Wx has received 0.33" of rain this afternoon and more is likely this evening. This is in addition to the previously-mentioned rain.

Here is the NWS warning text:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NHC001-003-072315-
/O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0181.080807T2218Z-080807T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
618 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MEREDITH...AND MOVING EAST AT 6 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MEREDITH.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
548 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

NHC001-003-080045-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FA.W.0011.080807T2148Z-080808T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/
548 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 547 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
DUMPING HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF GRAFTON COUNTY.

RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED HIGH WATER AND SATURATED
GROUND OVER PARTS OF BELKNAP AND CARROLL COUNTIES OVER RECENT DAYS
SO THE AREA IS PRONE TO FLOODING. ALREADY AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR AND ANOTHER INCH OR MORE IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH 845 PM.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
611 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SOUTHERN GRAFTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN
ARE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN GRAFTON AND NORTHWEST BELKNAP
COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE DROPPING VERY HEAVY RAIN. RADAR
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANAAN...CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...GROTON...MEREDITH...
HOLDERNESS AND ASHLAND.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. WATER LEVEL RISES WILL BE RAPID.

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

08-07-2008, 05:12 PM	#6
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Flood Warning There is now a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, a flood warning and a flash flood warning in effect for the northwestern end of the lakes region. Severe Thunderstorm Warning is because radar indicates large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph within approaching storms over Meredith headed east. Flood warning means flooding is either occurring or will be occurring shortly. Flash flooding is a rapid type of flooding that can turn dry roads into impassable roads within minutes. NWS radar shows a line of thunderstorms forming an eastward-moving train from the Lebanon area to the lakes region. Black Cat Island Wx has received 0.33" of rain this afternoon and more is likely this evening. This is in addition to the previously-mentioned rain. Here is the NWS warning text: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NHC001-003-072315- /O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0181.080807T2218Z-080807T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 618 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE... SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MEREDITH...AND MOVING EAST AT 6 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MEREDITH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. ------------------------------------------ FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 548 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 NHC001-003-080045- /O.NEW.KGYX.FA.W.0011.080807T2148Z-080808T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/ 548 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE... WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT * AT 547 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DUMPING HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF GRAFTON COUNTY. RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED HIGH WATER AND SATURATED GROUND OVER PARTS OF BELKNAP AND CARROLL COUNTIES OVER RECENT DAYS SO THE AREA IS PRONE TO FLOODING. ALREADY AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR AND ANOTHER INCH OR MORE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 845 PM. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. ------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 611 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BELKNAP COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE... SOUTHERN GRAFTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN ARE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN GRAFTON AND NORTHWEST BELKNAP COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE DROPPING VERY HEAVY RAIN. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CANAAN...CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...GROTON...MEREDITH... HOLDERNESS AND ASHLAND. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. WATER LEVEL RISES WILL BE RAPID. 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. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.