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WWUS41 KCAR 020551
WSWCAR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
151 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT KENT, PRESQUE ISLE, VAN BUREN,
ASHLAND, FRENCHVILLE, ALLAGASH, MADAWASKA, CLAYTON LAKE, CARIBOU,
AND MARS HILL
151 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 TO 7 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE SNOW AND SLEET REMOVAL CHALLENGING. CONDITIONS WILL
RAPIDLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY THANKS TO THE INCREASING SUN
ANGLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND
ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
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NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHERMAN, SMYRNA MILLS, BILLY-JACK DEPOT,
MEDWAY, HOULTON, VANCEBORO, SPRINGFIELD, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE,
GUILFORD, DOVER-FOXCROFT, TOPSFIELD, EAST MILLINOCKET, LINCOLN,
BAXTER ST PARK, MONSON, HOWLAND, GREENVILLE, MILLINOCKET, BAKER
LAKE, PATTEN, DANFORTH, CHURCHILL DAM, HODGDON, MOUNT KATAHDIN,
MILO, AND BLANCHARD
151 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO
3 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS A TENTH TO 1 INCH, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS FROM A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, FAR EASTERN, NORTH WOODS,
AND PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE
ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL
HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAR HARBOR, AURORA, GRAND LAKE STREAM,
WESLEY, EASTPORT, BANGOR, GREAT POND, BUCKSPORT, AMHERST, DEDHAM,
CHERRYFIELD, ELLSWORTH, MACHIAS, ORONO, EASTBROOK, PERRY,
PRINCETON, ORLAND, BREWER, CALAIS, CASTINE, AND OLD TOWN
151 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10
AM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO HALF AN INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH,
AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF COASTAL DOWNEAST, INTERIOR DOWNEAST, AND
PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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