Friday, February 05, 2016

Winter Storm Lexi Update Three













URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1123 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2016

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COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK
1123 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  ENDING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PLOWS TO
  KEEP UP WITH THE SNOWFALL... LEADING TO A GREATER DEPTH OF
  SNOW ON THE ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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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