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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
703 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
MEZ029-030-230815-
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0001.260223T1200Z-260224T1200Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAR HARBOR, PERRY, ORLAND, EASTPORT,
BUCKSPORT, ELLSWORTH, CHERRYFIELD, MACHIAS, AND CASTINE
703 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN DETERIORATING AROUND THE TAIL END OF THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS,
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED,
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
MEZ015>017-032-230815-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0004.260223T1500Z-260224T1200Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BREWER, OLD TOWN, ORONO, DANFORTH,
TOPSFIELD, DEDHAM, AURORA, VANCEBORO, GRAND LAKE STREAM, BANGOR,
EASTBROOK, PRINCETON, WESLEY, AMHERST, GREAT POND, AND CALAIS
703 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM
EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EAST OF BANGOR. WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON, CENTRAL WASHINGTON, INTERIOR HANCOCK,
AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
MEZ005-006-011-031-230815-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0009.260223T1500Z-260224T1200Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN
PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUILFORD, MILLINOCKET, PATTEN, LINCOLN,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, HODGDON, EAST MILLINOCKET, MILO, SPRINGFIELD,
HOULTON, SHERMAN, SMYRNA MILLS, MEDWAY, AND HOWLAND
703 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 7
AM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, SOUTHEAST
AROOSTOOK, AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
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.
MWS
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