#MEwx Winter Storm Watch in Effect

National Weather Service Gray ME

3:22 AM EST Tue Feb 21 2023

LOW PRESSURE TO BRING SNOW AND SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

Low pressure will move eastward from the eastern Great Lakes States

on Wednesday and then across southern New England late Wednesday night and Thursday. Snow is expected to overspread the watch area from west to east Wednesday night and may be heavy at times. Sleet and freezing drizzle may mix in late Wednesday night and especially Thursday.

Another period of snow may occur Thursday night into Friday with more minor accumulations possible.

Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-

Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-

Knox-Coastal Waldo-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-

Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-

Including the cities of Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins

Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North

Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner,

Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro,

Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty,

Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old

Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland,

Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg,

Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen,

Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset,

Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport,

Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, Lincolnville, Lyme,

Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield,

Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro,

Moultonborough, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham,

Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord,

Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington,

Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, and Madbury

3:22 AM EST Tue Feb 21 2023

 

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING.

* WHAT...Heavy snow and sleet possible. Total snow accumulations

  greater than 6 inches and sleet accumulations up to one quarter of

  an inch possible. Light icing possible in freezing drizzle

  Thursday.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Maine. Portions of

  central and northern New Hampshire.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...A period of heavy snow could combine with low visibility

  and possible freezing drizzle to create dangerous driving

  conditions Wednesday night and Thursday. The hazardous conditions

  could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.