Saturday, November 03, 2018

Beginning of November Storm Update One
























URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
503 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

MEZ001>006-010-040800-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.181103T2103Z-181104T0800Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,
Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren,
Mars Hill, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park,
Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket,
East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman,
Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, and Blanchard
503 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 3 AM EST Sunday. The Wind
Advisory is no longer in effect.

* WINDS...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* TIMING...Late this afternoon into early Sunday morning. The most
  likely timeframe for the highest wind speeds will be behind a
  strong cold front moving from west to east between 6 pm and
  midnight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and a few power
  lines. Numerous power outages are likely. Travel will be
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&
$$

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home