Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Mid-March Winter Storm Update One














URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
336 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2014

MEZ001-003-004-200800-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.140320T0500Z-140320T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0007.140320T0300Z-140320T2000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN
336 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
PM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME
  TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TONIGHT RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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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