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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
920 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
.HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA, BUT ELEVATED STREAMS IN THE
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS COULD MOVE REMAINING RIVER ICE. ICE JAMS CAN
LEAD TO UNEXPECTED FLOODING.
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SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRYANT POND, ALBANY, LEBANON, HOLDERNESS,
TUFTONBORO, OXFORD, COLEBROOK, MILLSFIELD, RUMNEY, LANCASTER,
NEWRY, THORNTON, OSSIPEE, HANOVER, LYME, NORWAY, LINCOLN,
MOULTONBOROUGH, WOODSTOCK, NORTH CONWAY, SUGAR HILL, JACKSON,
CHATHAM, BETHEL, LITTLETON, BERLIN, MILTON, WATERVILLE VALLEY,
MILAN, RUMFORD, ELLSWORTH, BRIDGEWATER, DUMMER, ASHLAND,
FRYEBURG, YORK POND, WAKEFIELD, WOLFEBORO, CONWAY, BETHLEHEM,
BROOKFIELD, PLYMOUTH, LOCKE MILLS, CRAWFORD NOTCH, AND ERROL
920 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA, SOUTHERN OXFORD AND NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHERN CARROLL, NORTHERN
COOS, NORTHERN GRAFTON, SOUTHERN CARROLL, SOUTHERN COOS AND SOUTHERN
GRAFTON.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROXBURY, BYRON, OQUOSSOC, TEMPLE,
FARMINGTON, DAVIS, RANGELEY, WILSONS MILLS, KINGFIELD, SKOWHEGAN,
COBURN GORE, EMBDEN, ATHENS, NEW VINEYARD, PHILLIPS, LONG POND,
CHESTERVILLE, BINGHAM, AVON, MOOSEHEAD, SEBOOMOOK, ANDOVER,
PITTSTON FARM, BRASSUA, PALMYRA, JACKMAN, MIDDLE DAM, SOUTH ARM,
MADISON, UPTON, JAY, PITTSFIELD, CORNVILLE, WILTON, NEW SHARON,
AND NEW PORTLAND
920 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...RISING STREAM LEVELS AND A RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL, WEST CENTRAL, AND WESTERN
MAINE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE,
SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE, CENTRAL SOMERSET. IN
WESTERN MAINE, NORTHERN FRANKLIN, NORTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED STREAMS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE WESTERN MAINE
MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RIVER ICE, KEEPING A RISK OF ICE
JAM RELATED FLOODING THROUGH MIDDAY. ONCE THE STREAMFLOWS RECEDE
THIS AFTERNOON THE FLOOD RISK WILL IMPROVE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- CONCERNS FOR ICE JAM FLOODING. RIVER ICE CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED
FLOODING AND SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ICE JAM CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED WATER RISES. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. PLEASE REPORT ANY ICE JAMS OR FLOODING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SJ
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