Winter Storm Warning Issued For Knox, Lincoln & Waldo Counties Saturday Night

Winter Storm Warning: PINK

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MID COAST MAINE...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
SATURDAY THEN INTENSIFY AS IT RACES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF OF
MAINE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE
LATE SATURDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING SATURDAY NIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE THAT THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MID-COAST
MAINE AND CAMDEN HILLS REGION....WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10
AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES
  IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.