Winter Storm Warning Issued For Eastern Maine

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING...

.A STRENGTHENING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WIND TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINE.

THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. MORE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE WITH THE MAIN SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING SUNDAY. WE EXPECT STRONG WIND ALONG WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES. FOR SUNDAY...THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN AND EVEN
SOME SLEET AT TIMES OVER WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES...POSSIBLY EVEN AS FAR NORTH AND WEST AS BANGOR. STORM
TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY NIGHT AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LOOK TO OCCUR OVER
INTERIOR WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES NORTH AND WEST INTO
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.

NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-

Winter Storm Watch Issued For Eastern Maine

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING...

.A STRENGTHENING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ATTIMES ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINE.

THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. MORE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE WITH THE MAIN LOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUING SUNDAY. WE EXPECT STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW,
POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES, FOR SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH
RAIN AND EVEN SOME SLEET AT TIMES OVER WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES. STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY
SUNDAY NIGHT AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-

BLIZZARD WATCH: Eastern Maine

BLIZZARD WATCH shaded in light Green

BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS... NORTHEAST... EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... POTENTIALLY RANGING FROM 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER FAR NORTHEAST MAINE UPWARDS TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST DOWNEAST MAINE.

* TIMING... SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES... 13 TO 26.

* WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH... WITH THE STRONGER WINDS AND WIND GUSTS IN PROXIMITY TO THE DOWNEAST COAST.

* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS... HIGH TO EXTREME... WITH SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSING THE GREATEST HAZARD WITH THIS EVENT RATHER THAN HEAVY SNOW RATES AND VERY DEEP ACCUMULATION WITH FALLING SNOW. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

Stay with RCN America as we will bring you the very latest on this latest winter storm to impact the area starting tomorrow evening....