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WGUS61 KGYX 160622  
FFAGYX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
222 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
.HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH  
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED  
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OR GREATER OVER THE WHITE  
MOUNTAINS AND MIDCOAST OF MAINE. ICE MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL  
RIVERS BUT THE RISK FOR ISOLATED ICE JAM FLOODING WILL MAINLY BE  
ACROSS THE NORTH.  
 
MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-033-NHZ001>015-161830-  
/O.CON.KGYX.FA.A.0001.260316T1800Z-260317T1800Z/  
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN  
OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-CENTRAL  
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL  
YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-  
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND HIGHLANDS-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-  
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN  
CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE-EASTERN  
HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-WESTERN AND  
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, DERRY, WOLFEBORO, NEW  
PORTLAND, ROLLINSFORD, AVON, HARRISON, KEENE, NORTH HAMPTON,  
NEWCASTLE, GILFORD, LIBERTY, JACKSON, LINCOLNVILLE, MILAN,  
ASHLAND, SUGAR HILL, NEWTON, GRAY, KNOX, OQUOSSOC, OLD ORCHARD  
BEACH, PITTSTON FARM, VASSALBORO, RANGELEY, MADBURY, BRYANT POND,  
SOUTH ARM, BRUNSWICK, CLAREMONT, NEWPORT, NEW SHARON,  
CHARLESTOWN, COLEBROOK, PELHAM, GILSUM, NORTHPORT, NEWRY,  
AMHERST, BROOKFIELD, CORNISH, RUMFORD, HAMPSTEAD, SEBOOMOOK,  
CHATHAM, TOPSHAM, HOOKSETT, ROXBURY, SEABROOK, TURNER, JAY,  
EMBDEN, OWLS HEAD, HOLLIS, BOWDOIN, OXFORD, HOLDERNESS, BRIDGTON,  
WINTERPORT, TUFTONBORO, WILSONS MILLS, SURRY, SACO, BREMEN,  
SHARON, LONG POND, AUBURN, WESTBROOK, CANTERBURY, DAVIS,  
DAMARISCOTTA, LYME, DUMMER, GREENLAND, NASHUA, BROOKS, GRANTHAM,  
FARMINGTON, SIDNEY, CONWAY, APPLETON, BYRON, CHESTER, RUMNEY,  
LIVERMORE FALLS, RYE, JACKMAN, CROYDON, KINGFIELD, WINDSOR, YORK  
POND, LITTLETON, CRAWFORD NOTCH, MONTVILLE, ROCKPORT, NEW  
GLOUCESTER, NAPLES, HANOVER, COBURN GORE, GOSHEN, SOMERSWORTH,  
GORHAM, BETHLEHEM, GREENE, PALMYRA, MONT VERNON, ALBANY, GOODWINS  
MILLS, NORTH WINDHAM, MORRILL, LINCOLN, BUXTON, ERROL, BETHEL,  
CAPE ELIZABETH, ARROWSIC, SANFORD, THORNTON, WALES, SALEM,  
DRESDEN, SKOWHEGAN, BERLIN, DOVER, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MADISON,  
BOWDOINHAM, GOFFSTOWN, KITTERY, LEWISTON, WATERVILLE, WOODSTOCK,  
AUGUSTA, SULLIVAN, BARRINGTON, EXETER, WISCASSET, MILTON,  
BERWICK, ROCHESTER, ELLSWORTH, HOPE, SOUTH PORTLAND, PITTSFIELD,  
OSSIPEE, MILFORD, CHINA, UNITY, WILTON, ATKINSON, ALFRED,  
BOSCAWEN, PLAISTOW, LOCKE MILLS, BIDDEFORD, JEFFERSON, PALERMO,  
UPTON, JAFFREY, WAKEFIELD, BELFAST, THOMASTON, CHESTERVILLE,  
NORTH CONWAY, BRIDGEWATER, ANDOVER, NORWAY, CONCORD, MEREDITH,  
CAMDEN, LACONIA, MILLSFIELD, ROCKLAND, MOULTONBOROUGH,  
PHIPPSBURG, PHILLIPS, WHITEFIELD, WALDO, DUNBARTON, LEBANON,  
WEARE, MOOSEHEAD, NEW VINEYARD, LEMPSTER, BRISTOL, BRASSUA,  
LIMINGTON, SEARSMONT, YARMOUTH, MINOT, BATH, ALNA, PETERBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, LANCASTER, CORNVILLE, BINGHAM, MANCHESTER, FRYEBURG,  
ATHENS, WATERVILLE VALLEY, LOUDON, DURHAM, HAMPTON FALLS, MIDDLE  
DAM, PORTSMOUTH, PLYMOUTH, TEMPLE, SABATTUS, HAMPTON, AND MARLOW  
222 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
ANDROSCOGGIN, CENTRAL INTERIOR CUMBERLAND, CENTRAL SOMERSET,  
COASTAL CUMBERLAND, COASTAL WALDO, COASTAL YORK, INTERIOR  
CUMBERLAND HIGHLANDS, INTERIOR WALDO, INTERIOR YORK, KENNEBEC,  
KNOX, LINCOLN, NORTHERN FRANKLIN, NORTHERN OXFORD, SAGADAHOC,  
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET AND NEW  
HAMPSHIRE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BELKNAP, CHESHIRE,  
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM, EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH, INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM,  
MERRIMACK, NORTHERN CARROLL, NORTHERN COOS, NORTHERN GRAFTON,  
SOUTHERN CARROLL, SOUTHERN COOS, SOUTHERN GRAFTON, STRAFFORD,  
SULLIVAN AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE  
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE  
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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