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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
342 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN
OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-CENTRAL
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-INTERIOR
CUMBERLAND HIGHLANDS-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD, BUXTON, BRIDGEWATER, MORRILL,
MILLSFIELD, SABATTUS, CHATHAM, NORTH CONWAY, NEW GLOUCESTER,
CHINA, LITTLETON, BYRON, SOUTH ARM, BINGHAM, RUMNEY, PITTSFIELD,
FRYEBURG, MADBURY, CORNVILLE, CONWAY, WOODSTOCK, GRAY, COLEBROOK,
AVON, ALBANY, SOMERSWORTH, ROCHESTER, ATHENS, BROOKFIELD, NAPLES,
WATERVILLE, BERLIN, DAVIS, LINCOLN, KNOX, ERROL, HOLLIS, BERWICK,
MILAN, OSSIPEE, DURHAM, LEWISTON, WATERVILLE VALLEY, SUGAR HILL,
LACONIA, GOODWINS MILLS, GREENE, BETHEL, PALERMO, AUGUSTA,
MOOSEHEAD, LEBANON, HOLDERNESS, BROOKS, WAKEFIELD, BRASSUA,
MEREDITH, JACKSON, HARRISON, FARMINGTON, THORNTON, CRAWFORD
NOTCH, MILTON, RANGELEY, BRIDGTON, TURNER, BETHLEHEM, PITTSTON
FARM, SANFORD, LIVERMORE FALLS, HANOVER, AUBURN, WINDSOR,
MADISON, LIMINGTON, SEBOOMOOK, GORHAM, ANDOVER, WILTON, PLYMOUTH,
MIDDLE DAM, YORK POND, LYME, JACKMAN, NEW VINEYARD, GILFORD,
ROXBURY, UNITY, NORWAY, LOCKE MILLS, PALMYRA, BARRINGTON, SIDNEY,
VASSALBORO, JAY, WILSONS MILLS, PHILLIPS, LANCASTER, BRYANT POND,
WALES, MINOT, NORTH WINDHAM, UPTON, TEMPLE, WINTERPORT,
ELLSWORTH, ROLLINSFORD, KINGFIELD, SKOWHEGAN, ASHLAND, NEW
PORTLAND, EMBDEN, DUMMER, CHESTERVILLE, LIBERTY, WALDO, DOVER,
WOLFEBORO, MOULTONBOROUGH, LONG POND, OQUOSSOC, COBURN GORE,
RUMFORD, MONTVILLE, ALFRED, TUFTONBORO, NEW SHARON, AND NEWRY
342 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 8 AND 20 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AROUND A HALF INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, WEST CENTRAL, AND
WESTERN MAINE AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH POTENTIAL
FOR A FOOT PLUS OF ACCUMULATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH
THE SNOWSTORM, WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY LOW
VISIBILITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING
COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A EXPECTED TO BE A LONG-DURATION,
MULTI-FACETED EVENT. INTENSITY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
WHEN SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RATES MAY FALL ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG,
GUSTY WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR A PROLONGED DURATION OF IMPACT. VERY
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WEST OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED
LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PERSONS SHOULD
CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL
WALDO-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-CHESHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR
ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRUNSWICK, BOSCAWEN, PELHAM, NEWCASTLE,
THOMASTON, ALNA, GRANTHAM, APPLETON, DRESDEN, DUNBARTON, SACO,
WESTBROOK, NORTHPORT, CLAREMONT, KEENE, CAMDEN, YARMOUTH,
CONCORD, KITTERY, CORNISH, ARROWSIC, NEWTON, SEARSMONT, SURRY,
AMHERST, SOUTH PORTLAND, BRISTOL, MONT VERNON, MANCHESTER,
BIDDEFORD, PORTSMOUTH, JAFFREY, WISCASSET, HOLLIS, PLAISTOW,
GOFFSTOWN, LOUDON, SULLIVAN, BATH, RYE, MILFORD, NORTH HAMPTON,
HOOKSETT, PETERBOROUGH, BOWDOINHAM, MARLOW, LINCOLNVILLE,
SEABROOK, DERRY, CANTERBURY, HOPE, NASHUA, OWLS HEAD, CROYDON,
LEMPSTER, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, WALDOBORO, NEWPORT, SHARON, UNITY,
WHITEFIELD, OLD ORCHARD BEACH, HAMPSTEAD, CAPE ELIZABETH,
HAMPTON, ATKINSON, BOWDOIN, WEARE, HAMPTON FALLS, TOPSHAM,
EXETER, ROCKPORT, CHESTER, CHARLESTOWN, BELFAST, PORTLAND,
DAMARISCOTTA, GILSUM, GOSHEN, SALEM, PHIPPSBURG, GREENLAND,
BREMEN, AND ROCKLAND
342 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 15 INCHES, WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AROUND 1.5
INCHES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MAINE AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...A SNOWSTORM WILL BRING PLOWABLE SNOW TO THE REGION WITH
A PERIOD OF MODERATE TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY, POTENTIALLY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO SNAPPED
BRANCHES AND DOWNED TREES, RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
VISIBILITY TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING
COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A EXPECTED TO BE A LONG-DURATION,
MULTI-FACETED EVENT. WHILE PRECIPITATION STARTS TODAY, INTENSITY
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WHEN SOME OF THE HEAVIEST
RATES MAY FALL ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG, GUSTY WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR
A PROLONGED DURATION OF IMPACT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PERSONS SHOULD
CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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