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W1/Eastport and W1/Calais will be offline until storm passes.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1230 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2017

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY…

  • LOCATIONS…PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS…UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY…INTERIOR DOWNEAST…INCLUDING THE GREATER BANGOR REGION.

  • HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

  • ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

  • ICE ACCUMULATIONS…AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

  • TIMING…THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

  • IMPACTS…EXPECT VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SNOW, SLEET AND A LAYER OF ICE WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. ICE MAY DOWN TREES AND CAUSE BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

  • WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

  • TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

  • VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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