859  
WWUS41 KCAR 050140  
WSWCAR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
 
MEZ001-050945-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240405T1500Z/  
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT KENT, MADAWASKA, ALLAGASH, CLAYTON  
LAKE, AND FRENCHVILLE  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7  
INCHES. HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 11 INTO  
THE NORTH WOODS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE  
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LIKELY IN THE OPEN FIELDS  
ALONG STATE ROUTE 11, 161 AND 162. POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ003>006-050945-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240405T1500Z/  
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-  
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOULTON, BAXTER ST PARK, PATTEN, BAKER  
LAKE, MOUNT KATAHDIN, HODGDON, SHERMAN, MILLINOCKET, EAST  
MILLINOCKET, MEDWAY, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, BILLY-JACK DEPOT,  
CHURCHILL DAM, AND SMYRNA MILLS  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, NORTHERN  
PISCATAQUIS, AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE  
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LIKELY IN THE OPEN FIELDS  
ALONG US ROUTE 1, STATE ROUTE 11 AND 212. POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ010-011-031-032-050945-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240405T1200Z/  
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-  
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLANCHARD, TOPSFIELD, HOWLAND, DANFORTH,  
DOVER-FOXCROFT, MONSON, SPRINGFIELD, GUILFORD, GREENVILLE,  
VANCEBORO, LINCOLN, AND MILO  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS, SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, NORTHERN  
WASHINGTON, AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LIKELY IN THE OPEN  
FIELDS. POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT  
DRIFTING.  
 
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>017-050800-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240405T0800Z/  
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMHERST, WESLEY, AURORA, BANGOR, GREAT  
POND, GRAND LAKE STREAM, DEDHAM, ORONO, PRINCETON, EASTBROOK,  
CALAIS, BREWER, AND OLD TOWN  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING  
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL WASHINGTON, INTERIOR HANCOCK, AND SOUTHERN  
PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MEZ002-050945-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-240405T1500Z/  
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARS HILL, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN, ASHLAND,  
AND PRESQUE ISLE  
940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
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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