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National Weather Service:
Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch

Current Conditions
Updated: 4:35 PM EDT on August 08, 2008
Mostly Cloudy Laconia: 66°
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: 12 mph / 18 km/h from the East
Dew Point: 61 °F / 16 °C
Pressure: 29.65 in / 1004 hPa
Humidity: 83%
Visibility: 8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
Local Radar
Local Satellite
5 Day Forecast for Laconia
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Forecast as of 3:29 PM EDT on August 8, 2008

Flash Flood Watch in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening...
Tonight
Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall and small hail this evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Air Pollution Forecast for Laconia
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Astronomy
Sunrise:05:43 AM (EDT) Moon Rise:01:49 PM (EDT)
Sunset:07:58 PM (EDT) Moon Set:11:03 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Aug. 08 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Sep. 07
Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 3:39 PM EDT on August 8, 2008

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
southeastern Belknap County in central New Hampshire...
western Strafford County in central New Hampshire...
eastern Merrimack County in central New Hampshire...
northern Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire...

* until 630 PM EDT

* at 335 PM EDT National Weather Service radar showed thunderstorms
continuing to dump heavy rain over southeast New Hampshire... just
east of Concord. Radar estimates rainfall amounts of over an inch in
this area. The thunderstorms are not moving very much so additional
heavy rain of one or two inches is likely... with some locally higher
amounts possible. This much rain... on top of very wet soil and with
streams running high will lead to flooding and Road washouts.

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... don't drown... it could
save your life!

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally... country
roads and lowlands along the banks of creeks... streams and other low
lying areas are subject to flooding. Campers should move to higher
ground to avoid swollen streams and creeks.

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 4340 7153 4343 7114 4316 7111 4313 7149


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Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:25 PM EDT on August 8, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the
following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal
Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior
Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...
Knox... Lincoln... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc and southern
Oxford. In New Hampshire... Belknap... coastal Rockingham...
interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern
Coos... northern Grafton... southern Carroll... southern Coos...
southern Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan.

* Until 11 PM EDT this evening

* there is the potential for flash flooding through this evening
... with localized rainfall amounts in excess of two inches
possible. While not all locations in the watch area will receive
this much rainfall... areas that do may experience rapidly rising
waters which can quickly catch motorists off guard.

* The most prone areas for flooding are central New Hampshire
where heavy rain over the past few days has kept rivers and
streams very high. Soils are saturated which has lead to many
landslides over the past few days.

Those in the watch area should be alert in case a warning is
issued today. Do not drive through flooded roadways... as water
may be deeper than you think.

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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