Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For SE Kennebec, NW Knox & Waldo Counties

..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT

FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN KENNEBEC...NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND WALDO COUNTIES...

AT 354 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE

OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60

MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PALERMO...OR 14 MILES EAST OF

AUGUSTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

AUGUSTA...ROCKLAND...BELFAST...GARDINER...CAMDEN...LINCOLNVILLE...

SEARSPORT...THORNDIKE...CHINA...FARMINGDALE...HALLOWELL...LIBERTY...

CAMDEN HILLS STATE PARK...ROCKPORT...ISLESBORO...DAMARISCOTTA LAKE

STATE PARK...WINTERPORT...WARREN ISLAND STATE PARK...PALERMO AND

STOCKTON SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE

HAIL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A

STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

OFFICE IN GRAY MAINE.

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR

LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.

SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD

TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED

ROADWAYS.

Winter Weather Advisory For Knox, Lincoln & Waldo Counties

...A QUICK SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST OF CAPE TONIGHT AND THEN
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A QUICK 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO
THE MID COAST AND PENOBSCOT BAY AREA STARTING LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDDAY WITH
RAPID CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND COULD BECOME BRIEFLY
  HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAYBREAK AND INTO THE MORNING
  COMMUTE...BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...13 TO 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory for Knox & Waldo Counties

Winter Weather Advisory: Blue
Wind Advisory: Brown
Winter Storm Warning: Pink
Blizzard Warning: Red

...AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL BRUSH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WELL EAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE STORM TRACKS TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA...A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR THE MAINE
COASTLINE. THE MIDCOAST REGION HAS THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES.

KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-

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.