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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME

February 22, 20266 counties in Maine; Hillsborough County, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this blizzard warning at Feb 22, 2026, 1:37 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine; Hillsborough County, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2026, 1:37 AM EST (06:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 23, 2026, 10:00 PM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Hillsborough County, NH, Rockingham County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 1:37 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more44 hr
Feb 22, 1:37 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXCumberland, Franklin, Oxford, Somerset44 hr
Feb 22, 1:53 AM ESTGale WarningGYX23 hr
Feb 22, 1:53 AM ESTStorm WarningGYX46 hr
Feb 22, 2:10 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchGYXYork11 hr
Feb 22, 12:49 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningGYXYork29 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Maine, 2026Blizzard Warnings in New Hampshire, 2026Every blizzard warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.