Flood Watch in Somerset County, Maine
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/12/2026 8:21:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
6/12/2026 8:21:00 AM until 6/12/2026 8:30:00 PM
Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms will bring a risk of flash
flooding to portions of Maine and New Hampshire later today into
tonight. Storm development will support rainfall rates up to 3
inches an hour. These slow moving and repeating rounds of heavy rain
could lead to localized and possibly considerable flash flooding.
For Carroll County New Hampshire, recent flooding has elevated
streams and saturated the ground, making this area particularly
vulnerable to any rapid runoff.
* WHAT...Flash Flooding caused by slow moving thunderstorms and
repeating rounds of heavy rainfall.
* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas, Central
Somerset, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Northern Franklin,
Northern Oxford, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern
Somerset and northern New Hampshire, including the following
areas, Northern Carroll and Southern Carroll.
* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in rapid rises in area
rivers and streams, and flooding of other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. In recently wet areas like Carroll County
New Hampshire, brooks and streams are already running high and
could flood quickly with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Storms will be slow-moving and capable of producing
torrential rainfall. Localized rainfall totals in excess of 3
inches are possible, which may occur in as little as an hour
or two. Recent wet conditions keeping streams running high,
and soils wet. These areas in particular will be more
vulnerable to flash flooding. However rainfall amounts
exceeding 3 inches in a few hours could result in flooding
for most areas regardless of antecedent conditions.




