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WWUS41 KCAR 031849  
WSWCAR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
MEZ006-040300-  
/O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.240404T1200Z-240405T1200Z/  
/O.EXB.KCAR.WS.W.0005.240404T0500Z-240405T1500Z/  
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHERMAN, HOULTON, HODGDON, AND SMYRNA  
MILLS  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
11 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASINGLY WET SNOWFALL COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF  
AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ011-032-040300-  
/O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.240404T0500Z-240405T0000Z/  
/O.EXA.KCAR.WS.W.0005.240404T0500Z-240405T1200Z/  
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWLAND, VANCEBORO, SPRINGFIELD,  
DANFORTH, TOPSFIELD, AND LINCOLN  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND  
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF  
AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.12  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ003>005-040300-  
/O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0005.240404T0500Z-240405T1500Z/  
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAKER LAKE, CHURCHILL DAM, MILLINOCKET,  
BAXTER ST PARK, MOUNT KATAHDIN, EAST MILLINOCKET, MEDWAY,  
BILLY-JACK DEPOT, PATTEN, AND CHAMBERLAIN LAKE  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM  
EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10  
AND 20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS, AND NORTHERN  
SOMERSET COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING  
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH INCREASINGLY WET SNOWFALL  
COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF  
AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ010-031-040300-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.240404T0500Z-240405T1200Z/  
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLANCHARD, GREENVILLE, DOVER-FOXCROFT,  
MILO, MONSON, AND GUILFORD  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM  
EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12  
AND 22 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH INCREASINGLY WET SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE  
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF  
AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ015>017-029-030-040300-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.240404T0500Z-240405T0000Z/  
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL  
HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALAIS, BAR HARBOR, ELLSWORTH, MACHIAS,  
CASTINE, ORLAND, PRINCETON, AURORA, BANGOR, ORONO, AMHERST,  
PERRY, EASTPORT, DEDHAM, WESLEY, BUCKSPORT, GREAT POND,  
CHERRYFIELD, OLD TOWN, GRAND LAKE STREAM, EASTBROOK, AND BREWER  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 6 AND 13 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF COASTAL DOWNEAST, INTERIOR DOWNEAST, AND  
PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COUPLED WITH WET SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO  
TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF  
AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ001-002-040300-  
/O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.240404T1200Z-240405T1500Z/  
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN BUREN, FRENCHVILLE, MADAWASKA,  
ASHLAND, CLAYTON LAKE, FORT KENT, PRESQUE ISLE, MARS HILL,  
CARIBOU, AND ALLAGASH  
249 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM  
EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 11  
INCHES, WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS IN FAR NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK FROM  
PRESQUE ISLE NORTHEAST TOWARD MADAWASKA. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASINGLY WET SNOWFALL COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE  
PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED  
VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO  
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
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