Winter Storm Vulcan Update One
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014
MEZ002-005-006-120315-
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NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES.
* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 ABOVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MID TO UPPER
TEENS ON THURSDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU
GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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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MCB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014
MEZ015>017-120315-
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/O.EXA.KCAR.WS.W.0006.140312T1800Z-140313T2200Z/
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
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG
WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.
* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MID TO UPPER 20S
FOR THURSDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
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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3:55 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Snowfall warning in effect for:
Snowfall warning in effect for:
- Fredericton and Southern York County
Snowfall amounts up to 20 centimetres are forecast.
This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system will track south of the Ohio Valley on Wednesday and then up the Eastern Seaboard Wednesday night to lie over the Gulf of Maine Thursday morning.
This system will bring snow at times heavy to most of the province by Wednesday evening and continue overnight giving up to 20 centimetres to some regions. The only region not expected to see significant snowfall amounts is Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County where the precipitation will fall mainly as rain and a rainfall warning is in effect.
Over northeastern regions of the province the combination of snow, strong winds and cold temperatures will give blizzard conditions by Thursday morning.
There is also the potential for an extended period of freezing rain and ice pellets near the Fundy coast early Thursday morning with this system as the warm front from this system stretches northeastward towards the Gulf of St Lawrence.
This system will bring snow at times heavy to most of the province by Wednesday evening and continue overnight giving up to 20 centimetres to some regions. The only region not expected to see significant snowfall amounts is Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County where the precipitation will fall mainly as rain and a rainfall warning is in effect.
Over northeastern regions of the province the combination of snow, strong winds and cold temperatures will give blizzard conditions by Thursday morning.
There is also the potential for an extended period of freezing rain and ice pellets near the Fundy coast early Thursday morning with this system as the warm front from this system stretches northeastward towards the Gulf of St Lawrence.
4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Rainfall warning in effect for:
Rainfall warning in effect for:
- Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Up to 40 millimetres of rain forecast for Wednesday night.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Nova Scotia Wednesday night as it tracks towards the Maritimes. Rain at times will be heavy will begin by Wednesday evening in the southwest and spread eastward through the night. Rain will gradually diminish on Thursday. Rainfall amounts between 20 and 40 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning with highest amounts expected through the Annapolis Valley. Lesser amounts are expected further east during the forecast period, but as the precipitation will continue into Thursday warnings may need to be extended to those regions.
Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.
Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.
4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Winter storm warning in effect for:
Winter storm warning in effect for:
- Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass
Snow, blowing snow and freezing rain forecast for Wednesday night.
This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Nova Scotia Wednesday night as it tracks towards the Maritimes. Rain at times will be heavy will begin by Wednesday evening in the southwest and spread eastward through the night. Rain will gradually diminish on Thursday. Rainfall amounts between 20 and 40 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning with highest amounts expected through the Annapolis Valley. Lesser amounts are expected further east during the forecast period, but as the precipitation will continue into Thursday warnings may need to be extended to those regions.
Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.
Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.
4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Winter storm warning in effect for:
Winter storm warning in effect for:
- Prince County P.E.I.
Snow and blowing snow are forecast for Wednesday night.
This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Prince Edward Island on Wednesday night as it tracks into the Maritimes. Current indications are that the precipitation will begin as snow in the evening. Snow will be heavy at times especially in western portions of the province where strong gusty winds will also give reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Snow will change to freezing rain and ice pellets further east. There is the potential for a prolonged period of freezing rain over central portions of the island overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Snow will change to rain in the east with a period of freezing rain and ice pellets likely during the transition.
4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Winter storm watch in effect for:
Winter storm watch in effect for:
- Queens County P.E.I.
Conditions are favourable for the development of winter storm conditions.
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Prince Edward Island on Wednesday night as it tracks into the Maritimes. Current indications are that the precipitation will begin as snow in the evening. Snow will be heavy at times especially in western portions of the province where strong gusty winds will also give reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Snow will change to freezing rain and ice pellets further east. There is the potential for a prolonged period of freezing rain over central portions of the island overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Snow will change to rain in the east with a period of freezing rain and ice pellets likely during the transition.
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