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| Blizzard Warning Area is Shaded in RED Winter Storn Warning area is shaded in PINK |
The National Weather Service Statement:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL
YORK COUNTY IN MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES.
* TIMING...A LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
The National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine has also issued a Winter Storm Warning for inland and downeast areas of Maine. Here is there statement on the Winter Storm Warning for inland and downeast Maine along with the Coastal Flood Warning.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 4
PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE EASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN
MAINE TO THE INTERIOR MIDCOAST.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES.
* TIMING...A LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE FRIDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...3 TO 18 ABOVE.
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.
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATION...THE MID COAST OF MAINE SOUTHWARD TO THE SEACOAST OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS EXPECTED TO BE 11
FEET AROUND 10 AM SATURDAY. STRONG NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS MAY
PUSH STORM TIDES TO AROUND 13 FEET. OFFSHORE SEAS OF 25 TO 30
FEET OR MORE IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED
TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO POSSIBLE MAJOR COASTAL
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MAINE COAST SOUTH OF PORTLAND TO
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST IN AREAS
TYPICALLY PRONE TO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH
EROSION ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND TO
CONSIDER THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE OCCURRING AS THE TIDE RISES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...
AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE
EXPECTED.
Please stay safe Friday and Saturday as the area is going to be impacted by what some have said is a Historic Snowstorm. If you do not have to travel Friday-Saturday, please stay home. In case of power outages, please have a storm kit ready. Stay safe everyone.....
