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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Gray ME
102 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

.Heavy rain is expected to develop across the region Monday through
Monday night. 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.

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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 Plaistow, Gilsum, Rochester, Wiscasset,
Errol, Seboomook, Pelham, Durham, Portsmouth, Long Pond, Berwick,
Berlin, Charlestown, Andover, Salem, Barrington, Milford, South
Arm, Waterville, Unity, Lyme, Limington, Kittery, Farmington,
Chatham, Marlow, Wales, Portland, Whitefield, Avon, Derry,
Harrison, Millsfield, Topsham, Brunswick, Dover, Holderness,
Palmyra, Surry, Atkinson, Middle Dam, Fryeburg, Pittston Farm,
Jaffrey, Temple, Meredith, Davis, Hollis, Belfast, Pittsfield,
Newry, New Sharon, Bryant Pond, Morrill, South Portland, Concord,
Rye, Littleton, Auburn, Claremont, Grantham, Cornville, Sanford,
Arrowsic, Thomaston, Goshen, Oquossoc, Kingfield, Searsmont,
Amherst, Westbrook, Woodstock, Bingham, Coburn Gore, Thornton,
Lebanon, Laconia, Seabrook, Sabattus, Milton, Gorham, Sidney,
Damariscotta, Goffstown, Moultonborough, Wolfeboro, Oxford,
Alfred, Camden, Greenland, Gilford, Goodwins Mills, Crawford
Notch, Rumney, Madbury, Vassalboro, Moosehead, Milan,
Bridgewater, Brookfield, Hampton, Turner, Naples, Peterborough,
Lincoln, Alna, Wilsons Mills, Weare, Northport, Buxton, Conway,
Cornish, Embden, Ashland, Bremen, Dunbarton, Exeter, Appleton,
Waterville Valley, Newport, Knox, Jay, Waldo, Keene, Wilton,
Biddeford, Hampton Falls, Rangeley, Greene, Augusta, Hanover,
Lincolnville, Jackson, Loudon, Rumford, Bethel, Hope, Nashua,
Wakefield, Boothbay Harbor, Cape Elizabeth, Boscawen, Colebrook,
Windsor, Livermore Falls, Palermo, Rollinsford, Gray, Lancaster,
Athens, Montville, Brassua, Albany, Bethlehem, Rockport, Saco,
Yarmouth, Old Orchard Beach, Dummer, Sugar Hill, Locke Mills,
Newcastle, Madison, Chesterville, Sullivan, Croydon, Manchester,
Winterport, Chester, Waldoboro, Dresden, Ellsworth, Jackman,
Somersworth, China, Skowhegan, New Portland, Bowdoinham,
Bridgton, Bristol, Lewiston, Phippsburg, North Windham,
Hampstead, Sharon, Newton, Owls Head, North Conway, Upton,
Bowdoin, Jefferson, Canterbury, Mont Vernon, New Gloucester,
Hooksett, Brooks, Tuftonboro, Bath, Norway, York Pond, Byron,
Liberty, Roxbury, North Hampton, Phillips, Plymouth, Ossipee,
Lempster, Minot, New Vineyard, and Rockland
102 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is 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 Monday 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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