Blizzard Warning Northeast

Starting Thursday in NY and heading north into the weekend, a large winter storm will bring heavy snow, ice and winds. ###Expect outages

####Source: National.Weather.Service #####6:40am EST, Wed Jan 3<br> … BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY… WHAT… BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WHERE… SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, HANCOCK, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. WHEN… NOON THURSDAY TO 7 AM FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL DETAILS… WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO NEWENGLAND511.ORG. More Information … MAJOR NOR’EASTER SNOW STORM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS… .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA ON THURSDAY AND TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHERN CANADIAN MARITIMES ON FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GREATER BANGOR REGION, WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ELSEWHERE. DO NOT BECOME TOO FOCUSED ON THE EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM AS THE WIND COMBINED WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE THE MAJOR IMPACTS FROM THIS NOR’EASTER.