Winter Storm Harold

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Caribou ME

302 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-

Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-

Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Piscataquis-

Northern Washington-

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, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland,

Springfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro,

and Topsfield

302 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY

EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph

  possible.

* WHERE...Northwest Aroostook, Northeast Aroostook, Northern

  Somerset, Northern Piscataquis, Northern Penobscot, Southeast

  Aroostook, Central Piscataquis, Central Penobscot, Southern

  Piscataquis and Northern Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.

  Scattered to numerous power outages are possible. Travel could

  be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this

situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe

location prior to the onset of winds.

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Flood Watch

National Weather Service Gray ME

150 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020

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Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern

Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-Central

Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Coastal

York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-

Interior Cumberland Highlands-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-

Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-

Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-

Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-Western And Central

Hillsborough-

Including the cities of Bridgton, Peterborough, Upton, Alna,

Bremen, Phillips, Sugar Hill, Cape Elizabeth, Minot, Biddeford,

Brunswick, Brookfield, Plymouth, Cornish, Milford, Exeter, Jay,

Brooks, Amherst, Newcastle, Madbury, Avon, Charlestown, Pittston

Farm, Bowdoin, Morrill, Wakefield, Augusta, Skowhegan, Greenland,

Gorham, Woodstock, New Sharon, Topsham, Berwick, Keene, Goshen,

New Gloucester, Cornville, New Vineyard, Gilsum, Sullivan,

Manchester, Saco, Rangeley, Andover, Ossipee, Milan, Sabattus,

Camden, Rockport, Loudon, Windsor, Embden, Lancaster, Newton,

Jackson, Wilton, Wilsons Mills, Liberty, Byron, Chesterville,

Crawford Notch, Alfred, Bath, Norway, South Portland, Appleton,

Grantham, Pittsfield, Wolfeboro, Claremont, Northport, Rockland,

Moosehead, Berlin, Montville, China, Jackman, Hooksett, Long

Pond, Seboomook, Gray, Oquossoc, Locke Mills, North Hampton,

Seabrook, Greene, Damariscotta, Albany, Chester, North Conway,

Davis, Mont Vernon, Pelham, Lincolnville, Madison, Portsmouth,

Phippsburg, Holderness, Whitefield, Limington, Bowdoinham, York

Pond, Dummer, Brassua, Vassalboro, North Windham, Sanford,

Belfast, Chatham, Sidney, Derry, Thornton, Bryant Pond, Fryeburg,

Plaistow, Wales, Rollinsford, Temple, Bingham, Bethel,

Somersworth, Salem, Moultonborough, Littleton, Waterville,

Rochester, Kittery, Dunbarton, Palermo, Lincoln, Conway, Roxbury,

Waldo, Meredith, Laconia, Yarmouth, Marlow, Arrowsic, Westbrook,

Tuftonboro, Lewiston, Lempster, Boothbay Harbor, Coburn Gore, Old

Orchard Beach, Middle Dam, Lebanon, Unity, Auburn, Croydon,

Concord, Bethlehem, Harrison, New Portland, Weare, Palmyra,

Rumford, Sharon, Winterport, Rumney, Farmington, Rye, Athens,

Lyme, Goodwins Mills, Thomaston, Goffstown, Buxton, Naples, Hope,

Dresden, Hampstead, Waterville Valley, Jaffrey, Boscawen, Oxford,

Gilford, Knox, Milton, Hanover, Barrington, Newry, Waldoboro,

Hollis, Kingfield, Bristol, Durham, Ashland, Portland, Dover,

Owls Head, Hampton, Livermore Falls, Hampton Falls, South Arm,

Nashua, Surry, Atkinson, Searsmont, Bridgewater, Newport, Turner,

Wiscasset, Ellsworth, and Canterbury

150 PM EST Wed Dec 23 2020

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a

* Flood Watch for Portions of Maine. Portions of New Hampshire.,

  including the following areas, in Maine, Androscoggin, Central

  Interior Cumberland, Central Somerset, Coastal Cumberland, Coastal

  Waldo, Coastal York, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior

  Waldo, Interior York, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Franklin,

  Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford and

  Southern Somerset. In New Hampshire, Belknap, Cheshire, Coastal

  Rockingham, Eastern Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack,

  Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern

  Coos, Southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan and Western And

  Central Hillsborough.

* From late Thursday night through Saturday morning.

* Moderate to heavy rainfall of up to 2 to 3 inches is expected late

  Thursday night and Friday over the forecast area with highest

  totals expected over the White and western Maine Mountains. In

  addition unseasonably warm and humid conditions, plus the

  rainfall, will contribute to significant and widespread snow melt

  which may release an additional 1 to 2 inches of water.

* Strong rises are expected on streams and rivers in the watch area.

  A few rivers are forecast to reach and/or exceed bankfull. Smaller

  stream systems are expected to respond and crest Friday while main

  stems may not crest until late Saturday. In addition, remnant snow

  banks are likely to block drains which may lead to urban flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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MEC

3:45 PM AST Wednesday 23 December 2020

Special weather statement in effect for:

Lunenburg County

Total rainfall: 20-50 mm. Locally 60 mm possible.

Maximum wind gusts: 70-90 km/h with the highest gusts along the Atlantic Coast.

Storm surge: higher than normal water levels are expected from Shelburne east to Sheet Harbour near 4 am AST on Saturday. Significant coastal flooding is not expected at this point, but if the storm intensifies there may be minor flooding.

Wave heights: up to 6 metres, breaking higher upon approaching the shore. For the Atlantic Coast beginning early Saturday and persisting most of the day.

Locations: Western Nova Scotia and Cumberland County.

Time span: Light rain beginning on Friday, intensifying on Saturday, and moving east of the Province overnight into Sunday.

High tide: near 4 am AST on Saturday.

Remarks: A low pressure system approaching from the Great Lakes will bring rain to the province beginning on Friday and intensifying overnight into Saturday. Winds will intensify ahead of this system with winds nearing warning levels along the Atlantic Coast. Conditions will improve Saturday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.

3:45 PM AST Wednesday 23 December 2020

Special weather statement in effect for:

Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass

Total rainfall: 20-50 mm. Locally 60 mm possible.

Maximum wind gusts: 70-90 km/h with the highest gusts along the Atlantic Coast.

Storm surge: higher than normal water levels are expected from Shelburne east to Sheet Harbour near 4 am AST on Saturday. Significant coastal flooding is not expected at this point, but if the storm intensifies there may be minor flooding.

Wave heights: up to 6 metres, breaking higher upon approaching the shore. For the Atlantic Coast beginning early Saturday and persisting most of the day.

Locations: Western Nova Scotia and Cumberland County.

Time span: Light rain beginning on Friday, intensifying on Saturday, and moving east of the Province overnight into Sunday.

High tide: near 4 am AST on Saturday.

Remarks: A low pressure system approaching from the Great Lakes will bring rain to the province beginning on Friday and intensifying overnight into Saturday. Winds will intensify ahead of this system with winds nearing warning levels along the Atlantic Coast. Conditions will improve Saturday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.

3:36 PM AST Wednesday 23 December 2020

Special weather statement in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County

Total snowfall: 5-10 cm and locally possibly exceeding 15 cm.

Total rainfall: 20-50 mm. Locally 60 mm possible.

Maximum wind gusts: 70-90 km/h with the highest gusts along the Fundy Coast, beginning Friday and tapering off late on Saturday.

Locations: Most of New Brunswick, except the extreme northwest and

Kent and Moncton counties

Time span: Light rain beginning on Friday, intensifying on Saturday, and moving east of the province late on Saturday. Snow starting late on Saturday and passing east of New Brunswick overnight into Sunday.

Remarks: A low pressure system approaching from the Great Lakes will bring rain to the province beginning on Friday and intensifying overnight into Saturday. Winds will intensify ahead of this system with winds nearing storm force along the Fundy Coast. Conditions will improve Saturday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.