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WWUS41 KCAR 240019  
WSWCAR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
719 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
MEZ016-017-240830-  
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260224T1200Z/  
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEDHAM, GRAND LAKE STREAM, EASTBROOK,  
WESLEY, PRINCETON, CALAIS, AMHERST, GREAT POND, AND AURORA  
719 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3  
INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND INTERIOR HANCOCK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO  
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS  
AND 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MEZ029-030-240830-  
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260224T1200Z/  
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORLAND, ELLSWORTH, CHERRYFIELD, MACHIAS,  
BUCKSPORT, PERRY, EASTPORT, CASTINE, AND BAR HARBOR  
719 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3  
INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 14 INCHES, HEAVIEST ACROSS  
COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO  
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS  
AND 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MEZ015-032-240830-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260224T1200Z/  
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD TOWN, BANGOR, VANCEBORO, BREWER,  
TOPSFIELD, ORONO, AND DANFORTH  
719 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES  
FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT  
COUNTY AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MEZ005-006-011-031-240830-  
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260224T1200Z/  
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN  
PISCATAQUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PATTEN, EAST MILLINOCKET, SMYRNA MILLS,  
MILO, HODGDON, HOWLAND, GUILFORD, MILLINOCKET, LINCOLN, HOULTON,  
SHERMAN, DOVER-FOXCROFT, MEDWAY, AND SPRINGFIELD  
719 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES FOR A  
STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, SOUTHEAST  
AROOSTOOK, AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MWS  
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