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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
234 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025
MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-200345-
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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL
WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRINCETON, BAR HARBOR, ORLAND, VANCEBORO,
BANGOR, BUCKSPORT, PERRY, DANFORTH, BREWER, OLD TOWN, CASTINE,
GREAT POND, SPRINGFIELD, GRAND LAKE STREAM, ORONO, ELLSWORTH,
TOPSFIELD, AURORA, CALAIS, EASTBROOK, WESLEY, CHERRYFIELD,
HOWLAND, AMHERST, MACHIAS, DEDHAM, LINCOLN, AND EASTPORT
234 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
9 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES
WILL APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF COASTAL DOWNEAST, FAR EASTERN, INTERIOR
DOWNEAST, AND PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
MEZ002-004>006-010-031-200345-
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NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOULTON, BLANCHARD, CHURCHILL DAM, MILO,
MONSON, PRESQUE ISLE, ASHLAND, CARIBOU, GUILFORD, VAN BUREN,
GREENVILLE, EAST MILLINOCKET, SMYRNA MILLS, MEDWAY, CHAMBERLAIN
LAKE, MOUNT KATAHDIN, MARS HILL, MILLINOCKET, PATTEN, HODGDON,
SHERMAN, BAXTER ST PARK, AND DOVER-FOXCROFT
234 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, FAR EASTERN, FAR NORTHERN,
AND NORTH WOODS MAINE
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
CLARK
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