10:24 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Freezing rain is expected or occurring.
Locations: Cumberland County, Colchester County, Victoria County, and Inverness County - Mabou and North.
Time span: Thursday morning until Thursday evening.
Remarks: Precipitation will begin as rain tonight, then transition through a period of freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow Thursday morning and afternoon. Precipitation will then taper to light snow Thursday evening.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays.
Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.
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.
10:11 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Mild and wet conditions turn into freezing rain, ice pellets, and then snow.
Total rainfall amounts: 15 to 25 mm.
Total snowfall and ice pellet accumulations: near 10 cm.
Maximum wind gusts: northeast 50 km/h.
Time span: tonight into Thursday afternoon.
Similar storms in the past have caused:
- hazardous driving conditions,
- traffic delays,
- scattered utility outages.
Remarks: Rain will change to a mix of freezing rain and ice pellets early Thursday morning. The precipitation is expected to change to snow later in the morning before ending in the afternoon.
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.
10:09 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Rain, heavy at times is expected. The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall.
Total rainfall amount: 25 to 45 mm.
Time span: tonight through Thursday morning.
Locations: Charlotte County, Saint John County, and Kings County.
Remarks: Near noon on Thursday, a transition through freezing rain and ice pellets to snow is expected over the area before precipitation ends late Thursday afternoon.
Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
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.
10:08 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Rain, heavy at times is expected. The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall.
Locations: most of Nova Scotia.
Total rainfall: 30 to 50 mm, with locally higher amounts possible.
Time span: tonight and ending Thursday evening.
Remarks: Rain at times heavy will develop tonight. Rain will transition through freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow by Thursday evening before precipitation tapers off Thursday night.
Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
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 NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
10:08 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Rain, heavy at times is expected. The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall.
Locations: most of Nova Scotia.
Total rainfall: 30 to 50 mm, with locally higher amounts possible.
Time span: tonight and ending Thursday evening.
Remarks: Rain at times heavy will develop tonight. Rain will transition through freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow by Thursday evening before precipitation tapers off Thursday night.
Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
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 NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
10:01 PM AST Wednesday 6 March 2024
Freezing rain is expected or occurring.
Locations: southeast New Brunswick.
Time span: Thursday morning until Thursday afternoon.
Remarks: Precipitation will begin as rain tonight then change over to a mix of freezing rain and ice pellets Thursday morning. Precipitation will then transition into snow Thursday afternoon before tapering to flurries Thursday evening. Currently, snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 centimetres are expected but locally higher amounts are possible.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.
Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas.
Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.
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.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Gray ME
900 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
.Low pressure brings another round of rainfall tonight into
Thursday. Soils are saturated following recent rainfall, and
flooding is possible from this system with a widespread 1.5 to 2.0
in of rainfall expected, with locally higher amounts. Additionally,
snowmelt across interior locations will add additional runoff to
area streams and rivers.
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Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-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-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 Norway, Claremont, Livermore Falls, Cape
Elizabeth, Newry, Rumney, Ossipee, Gilsum, Rockland, Middle Dam,
South Portland, Durham, Jaffrey, Andover, Charlestown, Milton,
Newton, Liberty, Manchester, Lempster, Greene, Saco, Newcastle,
Rollinsford, Brooks, Portland, Fryeburg, South Arm, Palmyra, Old
Orchard Beach, Thornton, New Vineyard, Yarmouth, Palermo,
Chesterville, Holderness, Lyme, Tuftonboro, Gilford, New
Gloucester, Wilton, Windsor, Rumford, Roxbury, Chatham, Mont
Vernon, Sugar Hill, Ellsworth, Derry, Morrill, Rochester, Wilsons
Mills, Wiscasset, Goffstown, Davis, Lewiston, Croydon, Upton,
Dover, Dunbarton, Wales, Goodwins Mills, North Conway, Albany,
Byron, Rockport, Bath, China, Nashua, Camden, Phillips, Pelham,
Conway, Appleton, Milford, Boothbay Harbor, Searsmont, Plymouth,
Bryant Pond, Cornish, Seabrook, Arrowsic, Boscawen, Waldo,
Hampton, Turner, North Windham, Jackson, Skowhegan, Phippsburg,
Woodstock, Meredith, Somersworth, Surry, Buxton, Minot, Grantham,
Hanover, Naples, Berwick, Unity, Kittery, Hooksett, Knox,
Bowdoin, Madbury, Atkinson, Loudon, Bethlehem, Littleton,
Canterbury, Bethel, Bridgton, Dresden, Harrison, Weare, Hollis,
Owls Head, Madison, Oxford, Thomaston, Rye, Moultonborough,
Coburn Gore, Biddeford, Bowdoinham, Northport, Bridgewater,
Lincoln, Topsham, Sabattus, Bristol, Waldoboro, Plaistow,
Kingfield, Laconia, Auburn, Lebanon, Rangeley, Vassalboro,
Waterville, Damariscotta, Gray, Goshen, Limington, Temple,
Westbrook, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Ashland, Sidney,
Whitefield, Wakefield, Embden, Crawford Notch, Salem, Barrington,
Athens, Winterport, Newport, Belfast, Waterville Valley, Chester,
Peterborough, Cornville, Sanford, Portsmouth, Farmington,
Augusta, Montville, Wolfeboro, Hope, Bremen, Marlow, Sullivan,
Hampstead, Pittsfield, Brunswick, Amherst, Concord, Sharon, New
Sharon, Greenland, Alfred, Locke Mills, Gorham, Avon, Brookfield,
Oquossoc, Lincolnville, Jay, Keene, Exeter, and Alna
900 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas,
Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, 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 and New Hampshire, including the
following areas, Belknap, Cheshire, Coastal Rockingham, Eastern
Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, Northern Carroll,
Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Grafton, Strafford,
Sullivan and Western And Central Hillsborough.
* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Some urban areas
may flood as well.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rain and snowmelt.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor the latest forecast 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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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
858 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
Hampshire...Maine...
Pemigewasset River At Woodstock affecting Grafton County.
Pemigewasset River At Plymouth affecting Grafton and Belknap
Counties.
Saco River At Conway affecting Oxford, Carroll and Cumberland
Counties.
Swift River At Roxbury affecting Oxford County.
Kennebec River At Skowhegan affecting Kennebec and Somerset
Counties.
Suncook River At North Chichester affecting Belknap and Merrimack
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/gray.
&&
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858 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to Friday afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EST Wednesday the flow was 19,977.0 cfs.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 47,600.0 cfs tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
morning.
- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.
&&
LAT...LON 4480 6992 4480 6960 4453 6955 4453 6969
4468 6968 4471 6992
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Caribou ME
357 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-
357 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far
Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Snow accumulations nearing advisory level are possible with the
system tonight into Thursday. Sub freezing level temperatures
tonight could cause slippery road conditions on untreated surfaces.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Another storm will pass through the area Sunday into Monday, and
could bring another round of snow which could mix with rain across
the north. Depending on storm track, more rain could lead to nuisance
flooding, especially in low lying areas and of small streams.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
$$
