Maine, New Hampshire Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 13:37

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 4:37PM EDT until June 18 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 1:37pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 353 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MAINE ANDROSCOGGIN CUMBERLAND YORK IN WESTERN MAINE FRANKLIN OXFORD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE BELKNAP MERRIMACK STRAFFORD IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CARROLL IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESHIRE HILLSBOROUGH ROCKINGHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALFRED, ANDOVER, ATKINSON, AUBURN, AVON, BARRINGTON, BETHEL, BIDDEFORD, BOSCAWEN, BRIDGEWATER, BROOKFIELD, BRYANT POND, BYRON, CANTERBURY, CAPE ELIZABETH, CHESTER, COBURN GORE, CONCORD, DAVIS, DERRY, DOVER, DUNBARTON, DURHAM, FARMINGTON, GILFORD, GILSUM, GREENE, HAMPSTEAD, HANOVER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, KEENE, KINGFIELD, LACONIA, LEBANON, LEWISTON, LOUDON, MADBURY, MANCHESTER, MARLOW, MINOT, NASHUA, NEW GLOUCESTER, NEWTON, OLD ORCHARD BEACH, OQUOSSOC, OSSIPEE, PELHAM, PLAISTOW, PORTLAND, RANGELEY, ROCHESTER, ROLLINSFORD, SABATTUS, SACO, SALEM, SANFORD, SOMERSWORTH, SOUTH PORTLAND, SULLIVAN, SURRY, TUFTONBORO, TURNER, UPTON, WAKEFIELD, WALES, WESTBROOK, WILSONS MILLS, AND WOLFEBORO.
Area Description: 
Androscoggin, ME; Cumberland, ME; Franklin, ME; Oxford, ME; York, ME; Belknap, NH; Carroll, NH; Cheshire, NH; Hillsborough, NH; Merrimack, NH; Rockingham, NH; Strafford, NH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gray ME
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov