Alert archive / Maine / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2017, 4:07 PM EST for 4 counties in Maine. It took effect at Jan 3, 2017, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2017, 4:07 PM EST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2017, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2017, 1:30 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 12:30 AM EST | SLEET 1 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 12:46 AM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 12:47 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 12:53 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Houlton, ME | MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Jan 4, 1:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.21 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 1:00 AM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 3:35 AM EST | SLEET 1.1 | East Millinocket, ME | |
| Jan 4, 3:35 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | East Millinocket, ME | |
| Jan 4, 5:09 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sse Ashland, ME | |
| Jan 4, 5:30 AM EST | SLEET 1.1 | Houlton, ME | |
| Jan 4, 5:40 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 3 E Madawaska, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 6:00 AM EST | SLEET 1 | Sherman, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Sherman, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | North Anson, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 6:10 AM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 5 Ne New Sweden, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:20 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Saint Agatha, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:27 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Millinocket Wwtp, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 6:37 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Nnw Caribou, ME | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST | SLEET 1.2 | Greenville, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Greenville, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Allagash, ME | |
| Jan 4, 6:42 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Greenville, ME | |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.06 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | East Sangerville - Coop, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.7 | 5 Wnw Abbot, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Dover-Foxcroft - Coop, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Lille, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.6 | Caribou - Wfo, ME | SLEET MIXED IN |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Fort Kent - Coop, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Ese Norridgewock, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nw Palmyra, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ese Solon, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Wsw North New Portland, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 2 Ene New Portland, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 7:20 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Island Falls, ME | SNOW/SLEET. NOW FRZ RAIN |
| Jan 4, 7:22 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nnw Van Buren, ME | |
| Jan 4, 7:23 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Dover-Foxcroft, ME | |
| Jan 4, 7:24 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Levant, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 4, 7:25 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Lille, ME | |
| Jan 4, 7:57 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | South Amity, ME | |
| Jan 4, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ne Lincoln, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 5 Nnw New Sweden, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 8:26 AM EST | SLEET 3.5 | 2 Sse Kingsbury, ME | |
| Jan 4, 9:00 AM EST | SLEET 2 | 1 Ese Linneus, ME | |
| Jan 4, 9:10 AM EST | SLEET 2.5 | 2 N Hodgdon, ME | |
| Jan 4, 9:10 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 N Hodgdon, ME | |
| Jan 4, 9:15 AM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 5 Ne Loring, ME | BIT OF SLEET MIXED IN |
| Jan 4, 9:25 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 W Stockholm, ME | |
| Jan 4, 9:45 AM EST | SLEET 1.5 | Bradford, ME | RELAYED FROM WABI |
| Jan 4, 9:45 AM EST | SLEET 1.5 | Glenburn, ME | RELAYED FROM WABI |
| Jan 4, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.02 | Bangor, ME | |
| Jan 4, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nnw Abbot, ME | SNOW SLEET MIX |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM EST | SLEET 1.5 | 6 N Millinocket, ME | |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM EST | SNOW 1.6 | Caribou - Wfo, ME | |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 N Millinocket, ME | |
| Jan 4, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Fort Kent, ME | |
| Jan 4, 10:49 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.06 | South Amity, ME | |
| Jan 4, 11:20 AM EST | SLEET 1.5 | 1 S Houlton, ME | |
| Jan 4, 11:20 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 S Houlton, ME | |
| Jan 4, 11:51 AM EST | SNOW 10 | 2 Ene Frenchville, ME |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
956 WWUS41 KCAR 022107 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 MEZ001-002-030800- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES...WITH THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST AREAS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN A TENTH OF AN INCH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ003-004-030800- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-030800- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH LOCALLY GREATER TOTALS. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-030800- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MAINE HIGHLANDS AND UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-030800- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NORCROSS
6 follow-up statements
596 WWUS41 KCAR 030226 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 926 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 MEZ001>004-031030- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 926 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST AREAS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN A TENTH OF AN INCH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-031030- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 926 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH LOCALLY GREATER TOTALS. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-031030- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 926 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MAINE HIGHLANDS AND UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-031030- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 926 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
623 WWUS41 KCAR 030905 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 405 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MEZ001>004-032130- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 405 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SIGNIFICANT TO HEAVY SNOW, SLEET, AND A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. SNOW, SLEET AND AND ICE MAY CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE SNOW RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-032130- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 405 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE MANY ROADS TREACHEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE LIMBS BREAKING...RESULTING IN SEVERED POWER LINES AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...BRIEF HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE SNOW RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR LIKELY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-032130- /O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 405 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE MANY ROADS TREACHEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE LIMBS BREAKING...RESULTING IN SEVERED POWER LINES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...BRIEF HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE SNOW RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-032130- /O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 405 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. ICING WITH WIND MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VJN
117 WWUS41 KCAR 032017 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 317 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MEZ001>004-040430- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 317 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW WITH SOME SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SNOW RATES OVER AN INCH AN HOUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...1/2SM OR LESS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-040430- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 317 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER INCH SOUTH OF HOULTON. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-040430- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 317 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. OVER ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-040430- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T2300Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 317 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. OVER ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
745 WWUS41 KCAR 040218 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 918 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MEZ001>004-041030- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 918 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW WITH SOME SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SNOW RATES OVER AN INCH AN HOUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-041030- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 918 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE SOUTH OF HOULTON. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-041030- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 918 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. OVER ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-041030- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 918 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. OVER ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
648 WWUS41 KCAR 040804 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 304 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 MEZ001>004-041615- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 304 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW WITH SOME SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-041615- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 304 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MEZ011-031-032-041615- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T1800Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 304 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICING MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ015>017-041500- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON 304 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE MANY ROADS TREACHEROUS AND IMPASSABLE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
034 WWUS41 KCAR 041830 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 130 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 MEZ001>006-010-041930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170104T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 130 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Caribou ME
120 PM EST Mon Jan 2 2017
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will crest the region today...then move east
tonight. Low pressure from the great lakes on Tuesday will reform
off the mid Atlantic coast and lift north toward southeast Maine
Tuesday night...then exit across the Maritimes later Wednesday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
update...
High pressure remains in control with the primary forecast
challenges today being cloud cover in northern zones and lows
tonight. Another steep radiation inversion is likely
tonight...where it's clear. However, with warmer air aloft, do not
expect any subzero readings like this morning. Instead, the colder
spots will drop to around 10F. In terms of precipitation for
tomorrow, have made slight reductions in pops and QPF through 7PM
Tuesday. Most of the storm occurs Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. In terms of the cold air damming on Tuesday, have favored
the NAM12 for determining where the 32F line will set up later
tomorrow.
previous discussion
High pressure will continue to build toward the region today. IR
satellite shows an area lower clouds underneath the high
moving toward northern Maine from Quebec early this morning, so
expect partly sunny skies across the north today with mostly sunny
skies across downeast. Highs will range from the mid to upper 20s
across the north and low to mid 30s across central and downeast
areas. High pressure will move east tonight. Expect partly to
mostly cloudy skies to give way to increasing clouds late tonight.
Lows will range from the single digits above zero to around 10
degrees across the north and mid to upper teens downeast.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Models are in much better agreement with the evolution of the next
storm system, which will re-form from the great lakes to a
secondary low off the mid-Atlantic coast Tuesday evening and then
track across SE Maine on Wed. All models agree that there will be
plenty of llvl cold air N of the immediate coast. In question is
the amt of cold air in mid lvls of the atmosphere, where an abv
freezing layer could result in pds of sleet or a mix of sleet and
sn rather than all sn across the N Tues ngt into Wed during the
sig precip rate ptn of the stm. It's interesting to note that the
00z dtmnstc GFS, which was a little further N with the track of
the sfc low thru SE ME than the 00z CANGem and ECMWF runs, had
colder mid lvl air and more in the way of all sn for the NW and
far NE.
Precip types with this event were generated using a blend of the
GFS/ECMWF sounding temps, which produced sn or a mix of sn/sleet
across the NW and far NE with sn transitioning to sleet and frzg
rn for Cntrl and interior Downeast ptns of the region. Highest
confidence with sn totals are across the far N and Downeast areas
where it is clear whether enough low/mid lvl cold air will be
available for sn vs other precip types. Elsewhere, there is much
less confidence with sn and ice totals, with the possibility that
more of the Nrn hlf of the region could experience all sn with a
more narrow ice accretion zone. With these uncertainties, we have
issued a wntr stm watch for the N hlf of the region where there is
enough QPF potential for hvy sn and/or sig icg, with wntr wx advs
very likely needed for the area between the immediate coast and
the watch area.
In any event, sn...mixed precip, or rn will taper off to shwrs Wed
aftn and eve as colder air arrives with sn shwrs ending late Wed
ngt.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Thu will be colder with typical Nrn sn shwrs and flurries.
Otherwise, models hint at a series of weak low pres systems
tracking ne from the wrn Atlc into the ern Can Maritimes that
could graze SE ptns of the region Fri thru Sun where we mention a
low chc of sn attm with mcldy skies. Will need to wait and see
whether the models make any of these systems more widespread
affect the region. Temps look to be sig colder during the long
term as higher residence arctic air masses spread into the region
from Cntrl Can.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR early this morning all TAF sites. Expect some MVFR
ceilings to advect toward the northern TAF sites (KFVE,KCAR,KPQI)by
mid morning and persist into this afternoon.
SHORT TO LONG TERM: MVFR clgs Tue morn will give way to IFR clgs
and or vsbys Tue aftn as sn for Nrn TAF sites and mixed precip
Downeast sites moves into the region. IFR/LIFR conditions will
cont for all TAF sites Tue ngt and Wed before improving to MVFR
clgs and or vsbys Wed ngt thru Fri.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: Winds/seas will remain below small craft advisory
levels today.
SHORT TO LONG TERM: A gale watch has been issued for Tuesday
night for strengthening SE winds ahead of a developing secondary
low expected to track over the waters by Wednesday morning.
Otherwise, mostly SCA conditions will prevail across the waters
thru these ptns of the fcst. Kept close to WW3 wv guidance for
fcst wv hts.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
afternoon for MEZ001-002.
Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
afternoon for MEZ003>006-010.
MARINE...Gale Watch from Tuesday evening through late Tuesday night for
ANZ050>052.
&&
Near Term...Duda/MCW
Short Term...VJN
Long Term...VJN
Aviation...Duda/MCW/VJN
Marine...Duda/MCW/VJNHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 3:08 PM EST, 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 MEZ029-030-032015- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ001>006-010-032015- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...FAR NORTHERN MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ015>017-032015- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ011-031-032-032015- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...EASTERN MAINE AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ050>052-032015- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM- INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME- 308 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:31 AM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 45 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.