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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Freezing Rain Advisory Upgraded To ICE STORM WARNING for Mid-Coast Maine

The national weather service out of Gray, Maine has upgraded the Mid-Coast Freezing Rain Advisory to a Ice Storm Warning.

SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON
1029 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN BEGINS TODAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A
  DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

DURING POWER OUTAGES, ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS IMPROPER USE
OF GENERATORS. PORTABLE GENERATORS MUST GO OUTSIDE, AT LEAST
15 FEET FROM WINDOWS OR DOORS, TO AVOID LIFE-THREATENING CARBON
MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING. CO GAS CAN BE DEADLY IF IT BUILDS UP
INSIDE A HOME, GARAGE, OR BASEMENT. HAVE A CO DETECTOR WITH
BATTERY BACK-UP WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP. CHECK DETECTOR BATTERIES. DO
NOT USE GRILLS OR CAMP STOVES INDOORS. SIGNS OF CO POISONING ARE
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. CO CAN CAUSE LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. IF YOU SUSPECT CO POISONING, GET OUT OF
THE HOUSE AND CALL 911 AT ONCE.

Stay tuned as we try to keep our readers updated during this upcoming storm tonight through Sunday.

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Ice Storm Warning, Winter Storm Warning, Freezing Rain Advisory Issued

Winter Storm Warning shaded in pink
Ice Storm Warning shaded in purple
Freezing Rain Advisory shaded in light pink
The National Weather Service has issued Ice Storm Warning, Winter Storm Warning and Freezing Rain Advisory for the state of Maine where portions will see about everything from freezing to snow.

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL WALDO-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE...BERLIN...LANCASTER...NORTH CONWAY

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A
  DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

DURING POWER OUTAGES... ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS IMPROPER
USE OF GENERATORS. PORTABLE GENERATORS MUST GO OUTSIDE... AT
LEAST 15 FEET FROM WINDOWS OR DOORS... TO AVOID LIFE-THREATENING
CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING. CO GAS CAN BE DEADLY IF IT BUILDS
UP INSIDE A HOME... GARAGE... OR BASEMENT. HAVE A CO DETECTOR
WITH BATTERY BACK-UP WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP. CHECK DETECTOR
BATTERIES. DO NOT USE GRILLS OR CAMP STOVES INDOORS. SIGNS OF CO
POISONING ARE HEADACHE... NAUSEA... VOMITING... DIZZINESS. CO CAN
CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. IF YOU SUSPECT CO
POISONING... GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALL 911 AT ONCE.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...ALTERNATING PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SOME SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINS TODAY WITH MORE
  PERSISTENT SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BE
  SNOW COVERED AND CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. FREEZING RAIN WILL
  CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS
  WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT.
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS.
  SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD
  TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO

POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 8 TO 12 INCHES
  OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN
  INCH.

* WINDS...LIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SUNDAY AND
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU
GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...LITTLETON...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A DANGER TO
  THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

People should stay alert on this winter storm to impact the area tonight through Sunday.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Ice Storm Predicted This Weekend

Winter Storm Watch in blue
Winter Weather Advisory in Purple which runs to 7am Saturday
The National Weather Service is predicting a ice storm to impact the area Saturday night in to Sunday with half an inch of ice expected. We will hit on some key areas of Maine that will be impacted by this weekend's storm.

Next 36 to 48 Hours Rockland Weather:
Late Afternoon A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight Rain before 5am, then freezing rain. Low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Saturday Freezing rain before 8am, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 39. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Saturday Night Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Freezing rain. High near 29. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night Freezing rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and sleet after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night A chance of snow showers and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Next 36 to 48 Hours Portland Weather
Late Afternoon A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight Rain likely, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Rain. Patchy fog. High near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night Rain before 11pm, then freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Freezing rain before 11am, then rain. High near 35. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night Freezing rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday A chance of freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night A chance of snow showers and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

The graph above shows how much
ice The National Weather Service is predicting.
Next 36 to 48 Hours Augusta Weather
Late Afternoon Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight Rain or freezing rain, becoming all freezing rain after 11pm. Low around 30. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Saturday Freezing rain before 10am, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Saturday Night Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Freezing rain. High near 28. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night Freezing rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday A chance of freezing rain and sleet before noon, then a chance of rain and sleet between noon and 5pm, then a chance of rain, snow, and sleet after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Next 36 to 48 Hours Bangor Weather
Late Afternoon Rain and snow. High near 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 8pm, then rain or freezing rain likely. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Freezing rain likely before 4pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Saturday Night Freezing rain before midnight, then freezing rain and sleet. Low around 23. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Freezing rain and sleet. High near 29. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night Freezing rain and sleet likely before midnight, then a chance of freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday A chance of freezing drizzle before noon, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Please stay informed by visiting weather.gov or your favorite weather source.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Winter Storm Warning & Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Warning shaded in Pink
Winter Storm Watch shaded in Blue
Maine - If you had enough of the snow then you won't like the forecast for the next couple of days. Snow is big in the forecast to impact the interior and coastal from Portland to Rockland. With the chance of a Winter Storm comes the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine has issued Winter Storm Warning for interior and Winter Storm Watch for coastal.

The following are statements from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine.


...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE PLAINS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS SECOND LOW
PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY TO THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
LIFT NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW...REACHING NEW HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WESTERN MAINE BY THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPING WILL
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION RATES. TO THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS
DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS...BUT THE
POSSIBILITY FOR UP TO 6 INCHES IS THERE. CLOSER TO THE
COAST...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING MARINE AIR INLAND. AS A
RESULT SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR COASTAL AREAS.
HOWEVER...NORTH OF PORTLAND COLD AIR MAY HANG ON LONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE UP TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW. THIS STATEMENT
REPRESENTS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY SNOW FOR INTERIOR
LOCATIONS. THERE REMAINS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME FOR
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE COAST AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT FORECAST TRENDS INDICATE THAT 6 OR MORE INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...INLAND AREAS OF WESTERN MAINE TO THE FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WHICH MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN OR
  SLEET AT TIMES CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY BRING
  DOWN WEAK LIMBS AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

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.


...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND COASTAL MAINE
  NORTH OF PORTLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG
  THE COAST.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY SNAP BRING DOWN  LIMBS
  AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS...IN THE LOW TO
  MID 30S ALONG THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

The following is a snow prediction graph from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine:

Monday, February 25, 2013

Winter Storm Watch Interior Maine

Winter Storm Watch shaded in blue

Interior Maine - RCN America has learned about a complex Winter Storm that could bring this area of interior Maine between 8 and 12 inches of snow from Wednesday through Thursday afternoon. This storm should be monitored by all living in interior Maine for the very latest. Due to this complex storm the National Weather Service issued this following statement.

...COMPLEX WINTER STORM HEADED TOWARD NEW ENGLAND...

.A WINTER STORM WILL TRACK OUT OF THE PLAINS AND TOWARD THE GREAT
LAKES ON TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
BY WEDNESDAY... WITH RAIN AND SNOW SPREADING INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AHEAD OF IT. AS LOW PRESSURE REDEVELOPS NEAR CAPE COD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MAINE
AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE WILL BE PERIODS WHERE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO
RAIN AND BACK TO SNOW...GREATLY IMPACTING SNOWFALL TOTALS. THIS
WILL BE A PROLONGED WINTER STORM...WITH SNOW BEGINNING AS EARLY
AS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ENDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ON THURSDAY.

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INLAND AREAS OF WESTERN
  MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WHICH MAY CHANGE BACK AND FORTH TO
  RAIN AND SNOW.

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
  OVER THE 36 HOUR PERIOD.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS. A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN MAY MAKE SNOW COVERED
  ROADS EVEN MORE SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY
  SNAP WEAK LIMBS AND LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

If you don't like the snow then think about Spring and the blooming flowers that's just 6-8 weeks away. Stay tuned to RCN America and the National Weather Service for the very latest.