Pre-Valentines Day Winter Storm Update One

Pre-Valentines Day Winter Storm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
256 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2020

...SNOWY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING...

.Low pressure tracking across southern New England will spread
snow across New Hampshire and Maine beginning after midnight
Wednesday night and lasting into the day Thursday. Snowy
conditions will affect the morning commute on Thursday.

MEZ012-013-018>028-122100-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0008.200213T0500Z-200213T2100Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover,
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford,
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton,
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford,
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Bridgton, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus,
Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney,
Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson,
Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity,
Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland,
Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick,
Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin,
Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta,
Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head,
Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast,
Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville
256 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5
  inches expected.

* WHERE...The coastal pain of Maine extending to the foothills of
  western Maine.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The snow will impact
  the morning commute on Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

For a more precise forecast for your specific location...go to
www.weather.gov/gray..

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Caribou ME
254 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2020

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-
Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-
Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
254 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine,
Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine,
Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley
Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Low pressure will pass to the south of the region Thursday. The low
is expected to produce 2 to 4 inches of snow Downeast and in Bangor
with 1 to 2 inches of snow across far northern Maine.

Low wind chills are expected late Thursday night into Friday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

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3:57 PM AST Wednesday 12 February 2020
Special weather statement in effect for:

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
More snow on the way on Thursday.

Total snowfall: 10 to 15 cm.

Locations: All of Nova Scotia.

Time span: Thursday, during the day.

Remarks: Snow will develop early in the morning over western regions and then spread across the rest of the province during the morning. Precipitation will begin as a mix of rain showers and flurries in the southwest, and may briefly become mixed with rain or ice pellets during the afternoon along parts of the South Shore. The snow will taper off to flurries late in the day.

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.