Mid-April Winter Storm
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
305 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
305 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. AREAS FARTHER SOUTH IN THE WATCH AREA COULD SEE
BETWEEN 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...COMING TO AN END LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S...WARMING
INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.
* WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAUSING SOME
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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HANES
Queens County P.E.I.
3:44 PM ADT Tuesday 19 April 2011
Winter storm watch for
Queens County P.E.I. issued
Snowfall and freezing precipitation expected Wednesday afternoon and evening.
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A developing low pressure system from the Central United States will move to lie over the Maritimes by Thursday morning. A warm front associated with the low will spread snow, ice pellets and freezing rain over Prince Edward Island beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing into the evening.
Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County
3:44 PM ADT Tuesday 19 April 2011
Winter storm watch for
Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County issued
Snowfall and freezing precipitation expected for most of Cape Breton Island Wednesday evening.
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A developing low pressure system from the Central United States will move to lie over the Maritimes by Thursday morning. A warm front associated with the low will spread ice pellets, freezing rain and rain over Nova Scotia being early on Wednesday afternoon and continuing into the evening. Cape Breton Island can expect snow to begin late in the afternoon before changing to ice pellets and freezing rain in the evening. Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details.
Fredericton and Southern York County
3:55 PM ADT Tuesday 19 April 2011
Winter storm watch for
Fredericton and Southern York County issued
Snowfall and freezing precipitation will begin near noon or afternoon on Wednesday.
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A developing low pressure system from the Central United States will move to lie over the Maritimes by Thursday morning. A warm front associated with the low will spread snow, ice pellets and freezing rain over southern regions of New Brunswick. Northern areas will see mainly snow.
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