Alert archive / Maine / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this blizzard warning at Dec 21, 2008, 5:16 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Dec 21, 2008, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2008, 5:16 AM EST (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2008, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2008, 11:02 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KCAR 211016 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 516 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-211715- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0013.081221T2000Z-081222T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 516 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET ON THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>006-211715- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0013.081221T2300Z-081222T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2300Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 516 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING... BECOMING HEAVY TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES... EXCEPT 16 TO 24 INCHES ALONG AN AXIS FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO AROUND HOULTON. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ STUREY
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KCAR 211650 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1150 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ001>006-220100- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2300Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1150 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING... BECOMING HEAVY TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...EXCEPT 16 TO 24 INCHES ALONG AN AXIS FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO AROUND HOULTON. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220100- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1150 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FOSTER
000 WWUS41 KCAR 212016 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ001>006-220500- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2300Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING... BECOMING HEAVY TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO AROUND HOULTON. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220500- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VJN
000 WWUS41 KCAR 212205 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 505 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ001>006-220615- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.081221T2300Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 505 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE HOULTON AND MILLINOCKET REGION AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA BY THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN EXPECTED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THE SNOW SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF UP 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 AND 18 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO AROUND HOULTON. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220615- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 505 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS41 KCAR 220120 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 820 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXITS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ001>006-220930- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 820 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW EXTENDING FROM HOULTON BACK ACROSS THE MILLINOCKET AND BAXTER STATE PARK REGION WILL OVERSPREAD THE THE CARIBOU AND PRESQUE ISLE REGION WITH THE NEXT 2 HOURS. THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS THEN IS THEN EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN EXPECTED IN THIS HEAVY SNOW BAND. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON MONDAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM THE BAXTER STATE PARK TO THE HOULTON REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220930- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 820 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...INTERIOR DOWNEAST INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS REGION WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. ALONG THE COAST...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES MAINLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS41 KCAR 220332 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1032 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE OVERNIGHT AND THEN EXITS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEZ001>006-221145- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1032 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 22 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS OF 22 TO 28 INCHES FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO THE HOULTON REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-221000- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1032 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE ENHANCED BY SOME THUNDER THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 22 INCHES WITH UP TO 24 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ALONG THE COAST...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES MAINLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS41 KCAR 220929 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 429 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH NEW BRUNSWICK TODAY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-221700- /O.EXT.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 429 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES WITH OVER 24 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ALONG THE COAST...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES MAINLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>006-221730- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 429 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 FEET FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO THE HOULTON REGION. AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MIGNONE
000 WWUS41 KCAR 221318 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 818 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NEW BRUNSWICK TODAY AS THE BLIZZARD SLOWLY WINDS DOWN. MEZ010-015>017-029>031-222115- /O.CAN.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0024.081222T1318Z-081222T2200Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 818 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-032-222115- /O.EXT.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 818 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 22 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>006-222115- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 818 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO THE HOULTON REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FOSTER
000 WWUS41 KCAR 221602 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1102 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 MEZ001>006-222200- /O.CAN.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1102 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-032-222200- /O.CAN.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1102 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ010-015>017-029>031-222200- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081222T2200Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1102 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FOSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 4:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 27 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Maine, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.