Mid-April Storm Update One

Mid-April Storm

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
358 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

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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
358 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO
  SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME
  DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

&&
$$

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
337 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

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AROOSTOOK ME-
337 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

AT 320 PM EDT REPORTS OF FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES HAS BEEN
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY COUNTY PERSONNEL.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...IN ADDITION TO RUNOFF FROM MELTING SNOW.

ROADS AND LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY WATER BACKING UP IN THE VICINITY OF
ICE JAMS WITH THE AROOSTOOK RIVER INCLUDE:

AT FORT FAIRFIELD:

DORSEY ROAD     STRICKLAND ROAD     GRIMES ROAD     CURRIER ROAD
FOREST ROAD

AT CARIBOU:

LIMESTONE ROAD

AT WASHBURN:

MAIN STREET

AT MAPLETON:

THE PULCIFUR ROAD (NEAR TEA KETTLE BROOK) STATE ROAD

OTHER LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE AROOSTOOK RIVER BASIN WHERE FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED INCLUDE:

CATALINA ROAD IN HODGDON

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST BARRICADES MARKING
THE FLOODED ZONES. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR.
JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES
OFF THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. IF POSSIBLE...FIND
ANOTHER ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION NOT IMPACTED BY FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4743 6903 4726 6904 4719 6890 4725 6862
      4730 6858 4730 6840 4737 6836 4737 6823
      4706 6778 4591 6774 4588 6779 4582 6775
      4570 6780 4559 6840 4640 6842 4640 6878
      4660 6880 4659 7003 4670 7001 4747 6923

$$

VJN

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
334 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...INCREASED RISK OF FLOODING THROUGH MID WEEK...

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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...
NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...
LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...
BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...
SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON...
NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...
OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...
HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...
DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
334 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE...ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL
  SOMERSET...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...COASTAL WALDO...COASTAL YORK...
   INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO...INTERIOR YORK...
  KENNEBEC...KNOX...LINCOLN...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN
  OXFORD...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN OXFORD AND
  SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...BELKNAP...COASTAL
  ROCKINGHAM...INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM...MERRIMACK...NORTHERN
  CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN
  CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN GRAFTON...STRAFFORD AND
  SULLIVAN.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* THE COMBINATION OF RAPID SNOW MELT DUE TO MILD TEMPERATURES AND
  PERIODIC RAINFALL WILL KEEP RIVERS RUNNING HIGH THROUGH MID
  WEEK. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF ICE JAM FLOODING IN THE
  MOUNTAINS. ICE HAS BEEN MOVING ON THE CARRABASSETT RIVER AND
  SANDY RIVER IN MAINE. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2
  INCHES...WITH THE MOST RAIN FALLING IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE
  WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&
$$

4:19 PM ADT Tuesday 15 April 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Queens County P.E.I.

Temperatures will plummet on Wednesday.

The unseasonably warm temperatures will come to an abrupt end on Wednesday as a cold front crosses the district. Rain ahead of the front will change to freezing rain or ice pellets and then light snow with the fronts passage near noon Wednesday. The strong south to southwest winds will shift to the northwest in the wake of the cold front.

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.

 

4:14 PM ADT Tuesday 15 April 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Halifax Metro and Halifax County West

Temperatures will plummet on Wednesday.

The unseasonably warm temperatures will come to an abrupt end on Wednesday as a cold front crosses the district. Rain ahead of the front will change to freezing rain or ice pellets and then light snow over eastern and northern sections of the province with the fronts passage tomorrow afternoon. The strong south to southwest winds will shift to the northwest in the wake of the cold front.

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.

 

3:45 PM ADT Tuesday 15 April 2014
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

A strong cold front will cross New Brunswick tonight into early Wednesday.

Heavy rain is expected ahead of the front over southern portions of the province giving near 30 millimetres to regions close to the Bay of Fundy. Behind the cold front, a rapid drop in temperatures dropping below the freezing mark will likely give icy conditions to many areas of the province Wednesday morning. Near the front rain will change to snow and ice pellets over most regions with a brief period of freezing rain. Snowfall amounts near 5 cms are possible across the northwest.

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

 

3:23 PM ADT Tuesday 15 April 2014
Rainfall warning in effect for:

• Saint John and County

Rainfall - early evening to morning.

Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall.

Rain at times heavy is expected tonight over portions of southern New Brunswick ahead of a strong cold front. Near 30 millimetres of rainfall is expected. A rapid drop in temperatures will give a brief period of snow and ice pellets with the passage of the front. This will likely give icy conditions Wednesday morning.

Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.

Rainfall Warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.

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.