Mid-November Winter Storm Update One

Mid-November Winter Storm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
240 PM EST THU NOV 13 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
240 PM EST THU NOV 13 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS
  OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
  FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
  CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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MCB

3:37 PM AST Thursday 13 November 2014
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Cumberland County - Minas Shore

Snowfall, with total amounts of about 15 cm is expected.

A low pressure system will develop south of Cape Cod overnight and then strengthen on Friday as it tracks north. The low will pass just south of Cape Breton Friday evening and continue north towards Newfoundland early Saturday morning. Precipitation from this system will reach Colchester and Cumberland Counties Friday morning and begin as rain, possibly mixed with snow at first. By noon the precipitation is forecast to change to snow and continue until the evening. Generally 5 to 10 cm of snow is expected across these regions, however over higher terrain, including the Cobequid Pass, 15 cm of snow is forecast. The snow will taper to scattered flurries in the evening before ending near midnight.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. 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/

Snowfall Warnings are issued when significant snowfall 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 #NSStorm.