Winter Storm Gemini Update Three

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
952 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

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SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON
952 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ICE ACCRETION OF
  ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO
  ONE INCH POSSIBLE. EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN TODAY TO BRING RELATIVELY MINOR ACCUMULATION WITH THE
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS FALLING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER. 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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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
700 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THIS WEEKEND...

.A FRONT WILL WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SOUTHERN MAINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS IT DOES SO... SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD ALONG THE
FRONT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION ALONG AND TO THE NORTH
OF THE FRONT WILL FALL PREDOMINANTLY IN THE FORM OF FREEZING
RAIN. FURTHER NORTH ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MAINE AND EXTREME
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... MORE SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL SUNDAY MORNING AND COME
TO AN END BY SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR NORTH... WHILE SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SOUTHWEST MAINE.

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/O.CON.KGYX.IS.W.0001.131222T0000Z-131223T1200Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL WALDO-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE...BERLIN...LANCASTER...NORTH CONWAY
700 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A
  DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

DURING POWER OUTAGES... ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS IMPROPER
USE OF GENERATORS. PORTABLE GENERATORS MUST GO OUTSIDE... AT
LEAST 15 FEET FROM WINDOWS OR DOORS... TO AVOID LIFE-THREATENING
CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING. CO GAS CAN BE DEADLY IF IT BUILDS
UP INSIDE A HOME... GARAGE... OR BASEMENT. HAVE A CO DETECTOR
WITH BATTERY BACK-UP WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP. CHECK DETECTOR
BATTERIES. DO NOT USE GRILLS OR CAMP STOVES INDOORS. SIGNS OF CO
POISONING ARE HEADACHE... NAUSEA... VOMITING... DIZZINESS. CO CAN
CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. IF YOU SUSPECT CO
POISONING... GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALL 911 AT ONCE.

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Fredericton and Southern York County
11:03 AM AST Saturday 21 December 2013
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

15 to 25 centimetres snow expected tonight and Sunday.

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 over Nova Scotia will slowly move northward to lie over Prince Edward Island this afternoon. The trough will then drift southward to lie over Southwestern Nova Scotia by Sunday morning.

Periods of freezing rain are expected over Southern and Central New Brunswick ahead of the trough today. As the trough shifts southward overnight, freezing rain and/or ice pellets will continue to affect much of Southern New Brunswick where it will persist until late Sunday evening. Over Central New Brunswick freezing rain will change to snow overnight tonight and persist on Sunday giving 15 to 20 centimetres. Current indications are that the extreme southwest of the province will be the worst hit by the freezing rain and could see 12 plus hours and up to 30 millimetres of freezing rain.

South of the band of freezing rain Grand Manan Island will see rain tonight and Sunday with near 40 millimetres expected.

Northern New Brunswick can expect snow to taper off from west to east this afternoon. Snow will start again tonight and continue into Sunday. Highest amounts are expected in eastern regions, where 15 to 25 centimetres are forecast to accumulate by Sunday evening.

 

Fredericton and Southern York County
11:03 AM AST Saturday 21 December 2013
Freezing rain warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

Extended periods of freezing rain are expected today, tonight, and Sunday.

This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over Nova Scotia will slowly move northward to lie over Prince Edward Island this afternoon. The trough will then drift southward to lie over Southwestern Nova Scotia by Sunday morning.

Periods of freezing rain are expected over Southern and Central New Brunswick ahead of the trough today. As the trough shifts southward overnight, freezing rain and/or ice pellets will continue to affect much of Southern New Brunswick where it will persist until late Sunday evening. Over Central New Brunswick freezing rain will change to snow overnight tonight and persist on Sunday giving 15 to 20 centimetres. Current indications are that the extreme southwest of the province will be the worst hit by the freezing rain and could see 12 plus hours and up to 30 millimetres of freezing rain.

South of the band of freezing rain Grand Manan Island will see rain tonight and Sunday with near 40 millimetres expected.

Northern New Brunswick can expect snow to taper off from west to east this afternoon. Snow will start again tonight and continue into Sunday. Highest amounts are expected in eastern regions, where 15 to 25 centimetres are forecast to accumulate by Sunday evening.
Saint John and County
11:03 AM AST Saturday 21 December 2013
Freezing rain warning for
Saint John and County continued

Extended periods of freezing rain are expected today, tonight, and Sunday.

This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over Nova Scotia will slowly move northward to lie over Prince Edward Island this afternoon. The trough will then drift southward to lie over Southwestern Nova Scotia by Sunday morning.

Periods of freezing rain are expected over Southern and Central New Brunswick ahead of the trough today. As the trough shifts southward overnight, freezing rain and/or ice pellets will continue to affect much of Southern New Brunswick where it will persist until late Sunday evening. Over Central New Brunswick freezing rain will change to snow overnight tonight and persist on Sunday giving 15 to 20 centimetres. Current indications are that the extreme southwest of the province will be the worst hit by the freezing rain and could see 12 plus hours and up to 30 millimetres of freezing rain.

South of the band of freezing rain Grand Manan Island will see rain tonight and Sunday with near 40 millimetres expected.

Northern New Brunswick can expect snow to taper off from west to east this afternoon. Snow will start again tonight and continue into Sunday. Highest amounts are expected in eastern regions, where 15 to 25 centimetres are forecast to accumulate by Sunday evening.
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
11:01 AM AST Saturday 21 December 2013
Freezing rain warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West continued

An extended period of freezing rain is expected.

This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A trough of low pressure over Nova Scotia will slowly move northward to lie over Prince Edward Island this afternoon. The trough will then drift southward to lie over Southwestern Nova Scotia by Sunday morning.

As the trough shifts southward overnight, freezing rain and/or ice pellets are expected to spread over most of the province. The freezing rain and/or ice pellets are expected to persist until late Sunday evening. Currently, it looks like the valley and central areas of Nova Scotia will be the worst hit by the freezing rain. Current indications suggest that these regions could see 12 hours or more of freezing rain and up to 40 millimetres of accumulation.

Southwestern Nova Scotia will see rain begin overnight and continue until Sunday night producing up to 50 millimetres.