Winter Storm Petros Update Four

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
150 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

MEZ001-251200-
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE
150 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...THE NORTH
  WOODS...ST. JOHN VALLEY AND AROOSTOOK COUNTY.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS.....A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE. EXPECT SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
  SNOW...SLEET AND ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THE
  COMBO OF WEIGHT FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON
  TREES COULD RESULT IN BROKEN BRANCHES AND DOWNED POWER LINES
  RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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Warnings

3:45 PM AST Wednesday 24 February 2016
Freezing rain warning in effect for:

• Prince County P.E.I.

Freezing rain is expected or occurring.

A warm front will cross the island tonight. Snow will change to freezing rain over northern sections early this then to rain near midnight as temperatures rise above zero.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.