WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 338 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
STEADY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING 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 5 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ALONG AN AXIS STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY TOWARDS HOULTON. LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LINCOLN TO GREENVILLE. AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE SHARPLY SOUTH OF 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
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST.
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