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WSWGYX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1125 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 RUMFORD, BRIDGTON, ROCHESTER, CHINA,
LYME, LEBANON, BARRINGTON, AVON, BROOKFIELD, OXFORD, PITTSFIELD,
ANDOVER, ELLSWORTH, MADISON, MILTON, VASSALBORO, GREENE, NORTH
WINDHAM, GOODWINS MILLS, KNOX, LEWISTON, CORNVILLE, SIDNEY,
LITTLETON, FRYEBURG, PITTSTON FARM, FARMINGTON, GRAY, LONG POND,
HANOVER, LIMINGTON, MADBURY, BROOKS, BRYANT POND, NEW PORTLAND,
NEW VINEYARD, WILTON, BYRON, WINDSOR, AUGUSTA, PALERMO,
TUFTONBORO, BUXTON, LOCKE MILLS, MEREDITH, DURHAM, YORK POND,
MONTVILLE, NAPLES, BINGHAM, MIDDLE DAM, JAY, DOVER, HOLLIS, SUGAR
HILL, MOULTONBOROUGH, GILFORD, CRAWFORD NOTCH, LIVERMORE FALLS,
WATERVILLE VALLEY, ROLLINSFORD, WILSONS MILLS, WALDO, PHILLIPS,
NEW SHARON, SEBOOMOOK, RANGELEY, BERWICK, BRIDGEWATER, JACKSON,
MILLSFIELD, SABATTUS, ALFRED, EMBDEN, DAVIS, LANCASTER, NEW
GLOUCESTER, UNITY, RUMNEY, UPTON, WALES, PALMYRA, NORTH CONWAY,
SANFORD, PLYMOUTH, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN, MORRILL, KINGFIELD,
BETHLEHEM, COLEBROOK, LACONIA, MINOT, WINTERPORT, LIBERTY,
BERLIN, OQUOSSOC, WATERVILLE, WOODSTOCK, DUMMER, NEWRY, BRASSUA,
HOLDERNESS, ERROL, WAKEFIELD, MILAN, MOOSEHEAD, ROXBURY, SOUTH
ARM, ASHLAND, TURNER, CHESTERVILLE, TEMPLE, ATHENS, JACKMAN,
SOMERSWORTH, THORNTON, BETHEL, OSSIPEE, HARRISON, NORWAY, CONWAY,
LINCOLN, WOLFEBORO, COBURN GORE, GORHAM, ALBANY, AND CHATHAM
1125 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 20
INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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 ALSO
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 THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE,
WITH IMPACTS POTENTIALLY LINGERING INTO THE THURSDAY EVENING
COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A LONG-DURATION, MULTI-FACETED EVENT.
INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE INCREASE OVERNIGHT 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 PELHAM, HOOKSETT, GRANTHAM, MONT VERNON,
WISCASSET, MARLOW, HOPE, CONCORD, BOWDOIN, BREMEN, NORTHPORT,
LEMPSTER, BOWDOINHAM, KEENE, YARMOUTH, ATKINSON, CHESTER,
LINCOLNVILLE, SACO, AMHERST, CAPE ELIZABETH, BIDDEFORD, EXETER,
WALDOBORO, JAFFREY, GREENLAND, HAMPTON, HOLLIS, MILFORD,
PLAISTOW, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, PHIPPSBURG, DAMARISCOTTA, LOUDON,
SALEM, KITTERY, SOUTH PORTLAND, ARROWSIC, CAMDEN, NASHUA, OLD
ORCHARD BEACH, NEWCASTLE, BRISTOL, DUNBARTON, BRUNSWICK, BELFAST,
APPLETON, OWLS HEAD, ROCKLAND, UNITY, CANTERBURY, THOMASTON,
MANCHESTER, WHITEFIELD, BOSCAWEN, PETERBOROUGH, SULLIVAN, NORTH
HAMPTON, RYE, BATH, DRESDEN, TOPSHAM, WEARE, NEWTON, CORNISH,
ROCKPORT, ALNA, PORTSMOUTH, GOSHEN, CLAREMONT, SURRY, HAMPSTEAD,
WESTBROOK, SEARSMONT, PORTLAND, GOFFSTOWN, SHARON, HAMPTON FALLS,
CHARLESTOWN, CROYDON, SEABROOK, GILSUM, NEWPORT, AND DERRY
1125 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 TOTAL 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 OVERNIGHT 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.
CASEY
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