#MEwx Snow Squal alert now in effect

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
8:02 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025
The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
West central Kennebec County in south central Maine...
Oxford County in western Maine...
Northern Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine...
Northwestern Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
Southern Franklin County in western Maine...
Southern Coos County in northern New Hampshire...
Grafton County in northern New Hampshire...
Northern Carroll County in northern New Hampshire...
* Until 900 AM EST.
* At 800 AM EST, a dangerous line of snow squall was located along
a line extending from Jay to near Woodstock, moving southeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.

This includes Interstate 93 between mile markers 78 and 131.
Locations impacted include...
Jay, Whitefield, Grafton, Bath, Northumberland, Fayette, Stow,
Livermore Falls, Dalton, Lincoln, Albany, Byron, Leeds, Lisbon,
Plymouth, Bethlehem, Wilton, Wayne, Waterville Valley, and Milan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Serious injuries and deaths may result from people exiting their
vehicles during a snow squall. Drivers may not be able to see you or
stop! If you have been involved in an accident or pulled to the side
of the roadway, quickly exit your vehicle and move as far away from
the roadway as possible ONLY when it is safe to do so. Do not stand
along or near the roadway, since approaching vehicles may be unable
to maintain control.
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JC