Winter Storm Cato Update Number One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
353 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-261200-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0010.141126T2100Z-141127T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0014.141126T1700Z-141127T1400Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...
OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...
ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...
PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
353 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A HOULTON TO SHERMAN TO
  MILLINOCKET TO DOVER FOXCROFT LINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET
  DOWNEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING
  TO ALL SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT PRIMARILY FOR TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL START
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. KEEP THIS TIME IN MIND IF TRAVELING TO OR
  FROM TO AREA. IF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS ARE AT ALL FLEXIBLE...MAKE
  ADJUSTMENTS TO ARRIVE OR LEAVE EARLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...HIGHEST
  NEAR THE COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN TIMES IN MODERATE
  SNOWFALL.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&
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3:38 PM AST Tuesday 25 November 2014
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected.

Snow will begin late Wednesday afternoon over southern New Brunswick and intensify Wednesday evening. Snow, at times heavy, will continue overnight then taper to flurries on Thursday. The snow may change over to ice pellets at times over regions near the Bay of Fundy. Total snow and ice pellet amounts are expected to be in the range of 15 to 25 centimetres.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #NBStorm.

3:35 PM AST Tuesday 25 November 2014
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Cumberland County - Minas Shore

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected.

Rain will develop across the Maritimes on Wednesday afternoon as a low pressure system approaches from the south. Rain will change to snow early Wednesday evening and will continue into the overnight hours giving accumulations of 15 to 25 centimetres before becoming mixed with ice pellets overnight. Periods of snow are expected to taper off on Thursday.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. For information on emergency plans and kits go to http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #NSStorm.

Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Queens County P.E.I.

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected.

Rain will develop across the Maritimes on Wednesday afternoon as a low pressure system approaches from the south. Rain will change to snow early Wednesday evening and will continue into the overnight hours giving accumulations of 15 to 25 centimetres before becoming mixed with ice pellets overnight. Periods of snow are expected to taper off on Thursday.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. For information on emergency plans and kits go to http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Stay up to date with Weatheradio or your local media. Email reports of severe weather to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or call 1-877-815-9900. You may tweet reports using the hashtag #PEStorm.