URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1106 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WITH A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTH... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY INTO THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO THE NORTH OF THE LOWS TRACK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN IS EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH...WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. MEZ024>028-NHZ008-010-122315- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0008.140312T2200Z-140313T1600Z/ COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-MERRIMACK- STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK... BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO... CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...ROCHESTER...DOVER 1106 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND...WET SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ALLOW FOR POWER OUTAGES. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT MAY ALLOW FOR A FLASH FREEZE OF ANY STANDING WATER. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. 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. && $$
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:43:10 +0000
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