Winter Storm Quinlan Update Three

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Gray ME

1019 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...

.Low pressure moves up the Eastern Seaboard and rapidly deepens on

Saturday. Heavy snowfall and snowfall rates of greater than 1 inch

per hour are expected in the warning area. Rain changing to a wet

snow will lead to slippery travel conditions and may lead to

isolated power outages in the advisory area.

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Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Northern Coos-

Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-

Sullivan-

Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle

Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley,

Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond,

Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Errol,

Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster,

Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville

Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham,

Crawford Notch, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness,

Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, Goshen,

Grantham, Lempster, Newport, and Charlestown

1019 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM

EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and

  10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of west central and western Maine. Portions of

  central and northern New Hampshire.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Saturday to 1 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult due to low visibility and

  snow covered roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in

your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can

be obtained by going to newengland511.org

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10:16 PM AST Friday 11 March 2022

Rainfall warning in effect for:

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West

Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall.

Total rainfall: 40 to 60 mm.

Locations: counties of mainland Nova Scotia along the Atlantic coast and much of Cape Breton.

Time span: Saturday morning until overnight into Sunday morning.

Remarks: Showers or periods of rain will begin Saturday morning and become heavy at times in the afternoon and evening before tapering to scattered flurries or showers overnight.

Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.

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

10:14 PM AST Friday 11 March 2022

Rainfall warning in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County

Rain, heavy at times is expected.

Locations: All except northwestern New Brunswick.

Time span: Saturday morning to Saturday night.

Total rainfall: 25 to 35 mm.

Remarks: Rain at times heavy will begin Saturday morning over southern New Brunswick, and spread to northeastern areas by the afternoon. Rain will change to flurries Saturday night.

If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance.

Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.

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

10:13 PM AST Friday 11 March 2022

Snowfall warning in effect for:

Grand Falls and Victoria County

Locations: northwestern New Brunswick.

Time span: Saturday morning to Sunday morning

Total snowfall: 15 to 25 cm.

Remarks: A few flurries tonight will become snow on Saturday. Snow will be mixed with or change to rain during the afternoon then back to snow by Saturday evening. Snow will taper off Sunday morning.

Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Snowfall warnings are issued when significant snowfall is expected.

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