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WWUS41 KGYX 230550
WSWGYX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
NHZ012>014-231800-
/O.CON.KGYX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260224T0300Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENLAND, NASHUA, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPTON,
SEABROOK, PELHAM, EXETER, DERRY, NEWTON, PLAISTOW, NORTH HAMPTON,
RYE, HAMPSTEAD, SALEM, HAMPTON FALLS, CHESTER, MANCHESTER, AND
ATKINSON
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...COASTAL ROCKINGHAM, EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH, AND INTERIOR
ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW
1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
TODAY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE DURING THE MORNING
COMMUTE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG
WINDS WILL DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. A
FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE DOWNED. THE POWER OUTAGE THREAT
IS ELEVATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
MEZ023>028-231800-
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COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL
WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YARMOUTH, SOUTH PORTLAND, BRUNSWICK,
BATH, BOWDOINHAM, CAPE ELIZABETH, ROCKPORT, HOPE, THOMASTON,
ALNA, TOPSHAM, OWLS HEAD, OLD ORCHARD BEACH, NEWCASTLE,
SEARSMONT, PORTLAND, BRISTOL, WALDOBORO, WESTBROOK, ARROWSIC,
DRESDEN, BOWDOIN, ROCKLAND, BREMEN, SACO, BELFAST, BIDDEFORD,
WHITEFIELD, PHIPPSBURG, JEFFERSON, KITTERY, APPLETON,
DAMARISCOTTA, LINCOLNVILLE, WISCASSET, BOOTHBAY HARBOR,
NORTHPORT, AND CAMDEN
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10
PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MAINE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW
1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE DURING THE MORNING
COMMUTE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG
WINDS WILL DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. A
FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE DOWNED. THE POWER OUTAGE THREAT
IS ELEVATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
MEZ018-NHZ006-008>011-015-231800-
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INTERIOR YORK-SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
CHESHIRE-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOULTONBOROUGH, BUXTON, LACONIA, MILFORD,
BOSCAWEN, SHARON, BROOKFIELD, MADBURY, LIMINGTON, ROLLINSFORD,
SULLIVAN, AMHERST, BARRINGTON, CANTERBURY, WAKEFIELD, MARLOW,
TUFTONBORO, MONT VERNON, KEENE, DUNBARTON, LEBANON, ALFRED,
GILSUM, JAFFREY, CONCORD, GOFFSTOWN, HOOKSETT, BRIDGEWATER,
GILFORD, HOLLIS, DURHAM, PETERBOROUGH, WOLFEBORO, SANFORD, SURRY,
WEARE, DOVER, LOUDON, MEREDITH, GOODWINS MILLS, SOMERSWORTH,
ROCHESTER, BERWICK, AND OSSIPEE
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MAINE AND CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...A SNOWSTORM WILL BRING PLOWABLE SNOW TO THE REGION WITH
A PERIOD OF MODERATE TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED. PERIODS OF MODERATE
SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL BE THE BIGGEST HAZARDS. THE EVENING
COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
SNOWSTORM. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE DRY SNOW TO CREATE
DANGEROUS BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. LOCALIZED PERIODS OF NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND
BREAK SOME TREE LIMBS. THE POWER OUTAGE THREAT IS LIMITED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN
BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO NEWENGLAND511.ORG
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
MEZ019>022-231800-
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0004.260223T1200Z-260224T0300Z/
CENTRAL INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GORHAM, GRAY, NORTH WINDHAM, TURNER,
AUGUSTA, UNITY, MONTVILLE, JACKSON, WINDSOR, LEWISTON, LIVERMORE
FALLS, WALDO, SIDNEY, MINOT, KNOX, WALES, AUBURN, VASSALBORO,
WINTERPORT, GREENE, SABATTUS, CHINA, MORRILL, PALERMO, BROOKS,
WATERVILLE, LIBERTY, AND NEW GLOUCESTER
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL INTERIOR CUMBERLAND, INTERIOR WALDO, KENNEBEC, AND
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...A SNOWSTORM WILL BRING PLOWABLE SNOW TO THE REGION WITH
A PERIOD OF MODERATE TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED. PERIODS OF MODERATE
SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL BE THE BIGGEST HAZARDS. WHILE SNOW
MAY BEGIN BY THE END OF THE MORNING COMMUTE...THE EVENING COMMUTE
WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE SNOWSTORM. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE DRY SNOW TO
CREATE DANGEROUS BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. GUSTY WINDS WILL
BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND BREAK SOME TREE
LIMBS. THE POWER OUTAGE THREAT IS LIMITED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN
BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO NEWENGLAND511.ORG
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
MEZ012>014-033-NHZ004-005-007-231800-
/O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0008.260223T1200Z-260224T0300Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR
CUMBERLAND HIGHLANDS-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILTON, CHARLESTOWN, LEMPSTER, MILTON,
NORWAY, NORTH CONWAY, ALBANY, CHATHAM, BRYANT POND, CONWAY,
UNITY, CHESTERVILLE, GOSHEN, HANOVER, JACKSON, FRYEBURG, PALMYRA,
LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, FARMINGTON, CRAWFORD NOTCH, LOCKE MILLS,
NEWRY, EMBDEN, NAPLES, HOLDERNESS, CLAREMONT, HARRISON, BETHEL,
TEMPLE, NEWPORT, NEW VINEYARD, RUMNEY, PITTSFIELD, CORNVILLE,
CROYDON, NEW SHARON, LYME, GRANTHAM, CORNISH, ASHLAND, BRIDGTON,
SKOWHEGAN, JAY, RUMFORD, MADISON, ELLSWORTH, OXFORD, AND ATHENS
1250 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MAINE AND CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT, TRAVEL WILL STILL
BE IMPACTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS AND SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING
COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND BREAK
SOME TREE LIMBS. THE POWER OUTAGE THREAT IS LIMITED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO NEWENGLAND511.ORG
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