3 new Watches: Winter Storm/Flood/Special Statement

Winter Storm Watch statement as of 3:20 am EST on January 11, 2016

Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through

Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm

Watch which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through

Wednesday morning.

* Hazard types... heavy snow.

* Accumulations... snow accumulation of 6 or more inches possible.

* Timing... snow will begin to fall across the watch area Tuesday

afternoon and may become heavy at times Tuesday evening and

overnight. The snow will then taper off and end late Tuesday

night or Wednesday morning.

* Impacts... reduced visibilities and dangerous driving conditions

possible.

* Winds... southeast 10 to 15 mph on Tuesday... becoming northwest

Tuesday night.

* Temperatures... 20 to 30.

* Visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant

snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel.

Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

 

Flood Warning statement as of 4:58 am EST on January 11, 2016

Flood Warning extended until late tonight...

the Flood Warning continues for

the Kennebec river at Augusta.

* From this afternoon until late tonight.

* At 4 am Monday the stage was 8.6 feet.

* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon

and continue to rise to near 12.3 feet by late this afternoon. The

river will fall below flood stage by this evening.

 

Lat... Lon 4383 6974 4386 6958 4440 6964 4439 6982

 

Special Statement as of 4:47 am EST on January 11, 2016

A few icy spots will develop early this morning...

Temperatures will continue to slowly drop through the 30s in most

locations. This has allowed some of the moisture from yesterday

to form into patchy ice across western Maine and New Hampshire

early this morning. This will allow for locally very slippery

locations into the morning commute... mainly on secondary roads

and untreated areas early this morning.

 

447 am EST Mon Jan 11 2016

 

... A few icy spots will develop early this morning...

Temperatures will continue to slowly drop through the 30s in most

locations. This has allowed some of the moisture from yesterday

to form into patchy ice across western Maine and New Hampshire

early this morning. This will allow for locally very slippery

locations into the morning commute... mainly on secondary roads

and untreated areas early this morning.