Late December Weather Bomb Update 8

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
416 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

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NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
416 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO THE MID 20S

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH

* IMPACTS...EXTREME IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLAN EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF
GAS AND CONTAINS A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR
OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
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