Mid-December Winter Storm Update Five

Mid-December Winter Storm Update Four

Edmundston and Madawaska County
3:37 PM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Edmundston and Madawaska County issued

15 to 35 centimetres of snow expected by Wednesday afternoon.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A stalled trough of low pressure over New England will move south of Nova Scotia on Wednesday. Significant amounts of snow are expected with this system over southern and northwestern regions of New Brunswick. Over extreme southwestern regions precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Precipitation will become lighter Wednesday afternoon as the trough moves away. Precipitation amounts will diminish rapidly over northeastern portions of the province with only scattered flurries expected over the eastern half of the province.

Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
3:37 PM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick issued

15 to 35 centimetres of snow expected by Wednesday afternoon.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A stalled trough of low pressure over New England will move south of Nova Scotia on Wednesday. Significant amounts of snow are expected with this system over southern and northwestern regions of New Brunswick. Over extreme southwestern regions precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Precipitation will become lighter Wednesday afternoon as the trough moves away. Precipitation amounts will diminish rapidly over northeastern portions of the province with only scattered flurries expected over the eastern half of the province.

Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass
3:44 PM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass issued

15 centimetres of snow is expected by Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over Cape Cod will develop a low pressure system to the south of Nova Scotia Wednesday morning. Ahead of the trough rain and gusty winds over Southern Nova Scotia will continue to spread eastward this evening. Rain will continue until Wednesday afternoon with total amounts of 30 to 50 millimeters forecast for southern parts of the province, running from Halifax County to Digby County.

Over Northern Nova Scotia the precipitation will begin as showers this evening and change to snow overnight and continue on Wednesday. Areas south of the Minas basin will remain as rain tonight and turn to snow Wednesday morning. Total amounts of 15 centimetres of snow are forecast for Kings, Hants, Colchester and Cumberland counties by Wednesday evening. This snow will fall with temperatures at or near freezing and some melting could occur as it accumulates. This could lead to slushy conditions and produce hazardous driving conditions on Wednesday for the above regions. Areas further south not that are not in the warning area will still see the rain changeover to snow later in the day and a few centimetres fall.

Ahead of the trough strong easterly winds over the Cape Breton Highlands will produce Les Suetes winds tonight. These winds will gust up to 90 km/h and will persist most of the day Wednesday.

Also rough pounding surf and possible higher than normal water levels at the high tides are expected tonight and Wednesday along the Atlantic coast.

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:44 PM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

30 to 50 millimeters of rain is expected by Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over Cape Cod will develop a low pressure system to the south of Nova Scotia Wednesday morning. Ahead of the trough rain and gusty winds over Southern Nova Scotia will continue to spread eastward this evening. Rain will continue until Wednesday afternoon with total amounts of 30 to 50 millimeters forecast for southern parts of the province, running from Halifax County to Digby County.

Over Northern Nova Scotia the precipitation will begin as showers this evening and change to snow overnight and continue on Wednesday. Areas south of the Minas basin will remain as rain tonight and turn to snow Wednesday morning. Total amounts of 15 centimetres of snow are forecast for Kings, Hants, Colchester and Cumberland counties by Wednesday evening. This snow will fall with temperatures at or near freezing and some melting could occur as it accumulates. This could lead to slushy conditions and produce hazardous driving conditions on Wednesday for the above regions. Areas further south not that are not in the warning area will still see the rain changeover to snow later in the day and a few centimetres fall.

Ahead of the trough strong easterly winds over the Cape Breton Highlands will produce Les Suetes winds tonight. These winds will gust up to 90 km/h and will persist most of the day Wednesday.

Also rough pounding surf and possible higher than normal water levels at the high tides are expected tonight and Wednesday along the Atlantic coast.

Mid-December Winter Storm Update Three

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
914 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

MEZ001-002-182215-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.121218T2100Z-121219T2100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
914 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN MAINE INCLUDING PRESQUE ISLE...
  CARIBOU...FORT KENT...MADAWASKA AND MARS HILL.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

&&

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Fredericton and Southern York County
10:36 AM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

20 to 40 centimetres of snow expected by Wednesday afternoon.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure will stall over New England later today and tonight. Significant amounts of snow are expected with this system over southwestern regions of New Brunswick. Over extreme southwestern regions precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Precipitation will become lighter Wednesday afternoon as the trough moves away south of Nova Scotia. Precipitation amounts will diminish rapidly over eastern portions of the province with only scattered flurries expected over the eastern half of the province.

Saint John and County
10:36 AM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
Saint John and County continued

25 to 50 millimetres of rain expected by Wednesday afternoon.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure will stall over New England later today and tonight. Significant amounts of snow are expected with this system over southwestern regions of New Brunswick. Over extreme southwestern regions precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Precipitation will become lighter Wednesday afternoon as the trough moves away south of Nova Scotia. Precipitation amounts will diminish rapidly over eastern portions of the province with only scattered flurries expected over the eastern half of the province.
Lunenburg County
10:36 AM AST Tuesday 18 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
Lunenburg County continued

30 to 50 millimeters of rain is expected by Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over New England will develop an intense low pressure system to the south of Nova Scotia Wednesday morning. Rain and gusty winds have already begun over southern regions this morning and will continue to spread eastward today. The rain will continue until Wednesday afternoon with total amounts of 30 to 50 millimeters forecast for some regions.

As the low pressure system begins to track farther away from Nova Scotia Wednesday afternoon, the rain is expected to change over to snow by early Wednesday evening for southern regions. Inland sections of the above regions can expect 5 to 10 centimeters of snow Wednesday evening.