Winter storm warning in effect

Winter Storm Warning

Statement as of 3:35 am EST on January 3, 2015

Winter Storm Warning in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM

EST Sunday.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm

Warning for snow and freezing rain... which is in effect from 7 PM

this evening to 1 PM EST Sunday. The Winter Storm Watch is no

longer in effect.

* Hazard types... snow... sleet... and freezing rain.

* Accumulations... snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches... along

 with around a tenth of an inch of ice.

* Timing... snow is forecast to quickly overspread western Maine

this evening and overnight. Snow will then mix with and change

to sleet and freezing rain after midnight. By Sunday morning

temperatures will warm above freezing and any remaining

precipitation will change to rain.

* Impacts... the combination of snow... sleet... and freezing rain

 will create hazardous travel conditions. In addition... wet

 snow and glaze from freezing rain could lead to scattered

 power outages.

* Winds... east 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 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 or impossible.