Winter Storm Vulcan Update Two

Winter Storm Vulcan Update One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MEZ002-005-006-120315-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.140312T2100Z-140313T2200Z/
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.

&&
$$

MCB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
313 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MEZ015>017-120315-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0005.140312T1800Z-140314T0000Z/
/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WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

&&
$$

3:55 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
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.

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.

 

4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
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.

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.

 

4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
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.

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.

 

4:25 PM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
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.

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:

• 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.

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.

Winter Storm Vulcan

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MEZ002-005-006-112230-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0005.140312T1800Z-140314T0000Z/
/O.COR.KCAR.WS.W.0006.140312T2100Z-140313T2200Z/
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
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WATCH.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 20 INCHES...LOCALLY
  UP TO 2 FEET FOR A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR A GREENVILLE TO HOULTON LINE.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY 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...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER MID TO 20S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FALLING TO
  AROUND 10 ABOVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* 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.

&&
$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MEZ015>017-029-030-112230-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0005.140312T1800Z-140314T0000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES.
  UP TO ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  JUST INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WITH STRONG WIND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND
  MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...28 TO 34 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FALLING TO 18 TO
  24 BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.

&&
$$

VJN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MEZ001-003-112230-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WS.A.0005.140312T2100Z-140314T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT
621 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG
  WIND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FALLING INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.

&&
$$

4:56 AM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Halifax Metro and Halifax County West

A low pressure system is forecast to affect Nova Scotia late Wednesday into Thursday.

An intensifying low pressure system is forecast to pass south of the Great Lakes on Wednesday and make its way across the Bay of Fundy on Thursday. Current indications suggest most of Nova Scotia should see rain with amounts possibly exceeding 25 millimetres by Thursday afternoon. There is still uncertainty in the track of the low and some areas may see the precipitation falling as snow and or freezing rain. We will continue to monitor the development of this low pressure system.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

 

4:57 AM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Queens County P.E.I.

A low pressure system is forecast to affect Prince Edward Island Wednesday evening into Thursday.

An intensifying low pressure system is forecast to pass south of the Great Lakes on Wednesday and make its way across the Bay of Fundy on Thursday. Current indications suggest Western Prince Edward Island should see a mixture of snow and freezing rain with snowfall amounts possibly exceeding 15 centimetres by Thursday morning. Over eastern sections the mixed precipitation is forecast to change to rain with rainfall amounts possibly exceeding 15 millimetres. There is still uncertainty in the track of the low and in the precipitation type and amounts. We will continue to monitor the development of this low pressure system.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

 

4:58 AM ADT Tuesday 11 March 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

A low pressure system is forecast to affect New Brunswick Wednesday and Thursday.

An intense low pressure system is expected to approach from south of the Great Lakes and affect New Brunswick beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing on Thursday. This system is expected to bring mixed precipitation to the province. Southernmost regions will likely receive a significant amount of rainfall with rainfall amounts possibly exceeding 30 millimetres. Significant snowfall is possible elsewhere with local snowfall amounts possibly reaching or exceeding 25 centimetres. Along the rain-snow boundary, freezing rain or ice pellets is likely. There is still considerable uncertainty in the track of the low and the precipitation type and amounts. We will continue to monitor the development of this system.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.