#MEwx Updated Winter Storm Warning for Augusta etc.

National Weather Service Gray ME

12:51 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST MONDAY

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and

  7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Interior Waldo, Kennebec, and Androscoggin Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 10 PM EST Monday.

* 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 Monday morning commute...the Monday

  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.

 

Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-

Including the cities of Sabattus, Vassalboro, Greene, Waldo,

Waterville, Wales, Windsor, Lewiston, Morrill, Liberty, Sidney,

Palermo, Livermore Falls, China, Brooks, Augusta, Unity, Jackson,

Montville, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Winterport, and Knox

12:51 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

Source: NOAA/National Weather Service