WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1151 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A TROUGH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA...AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE FROM EASTERN ONTARIO MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE TO BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-230100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0009.091222T1800Z-091223T2300Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1151 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
STEADY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ALONG AN AXIS STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY TOWARDS HOULTON. AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE SHARPLY SOUTH A LINE FROM HOWLAND TOWARDS DOVER-FOXCROFT
AND GREENVILLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...SINCE ANY DEVIATION IN THE FORECASTED AXIS OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOW CAN RESULT IN A SHARP VARIATION IN THE HEAVIEST
SNOW AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL FREQUENTLY LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SNOW
REMOVAL CREWS MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME AS SNOWFALL RATES EXCEED
2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST.
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