Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Gray - Portland, ME
Areas Affected: Northern Oxford; Southern Oxford; Central Interior Cumberland; Androscoggin; Kennebec; Coastal Cumberland; Sagadahoc; Lincoln; Knox; Coastal Waldo; Interior Cumberland Highlands
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:38pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:38pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 2:45am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 3:00pm EST
Event Ends: Tuesday 1:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Gray ME
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and western Maine. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Significant snowfall with the potential for a foot plus of snow will bring a period of impacts. Moderate snow with periods of heavy snow will create hazardous travel conditions across the region. The potential exists for snowbands that will bring periods of locally heavy snowfall, which will lead to rapid snow accumulations and extremely dangerous travel conditions. Significant snowfall and periods of heavy snowfall rates will combine with low visibility to create very dangerous driving conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are possible this evening and overnight into early Monday.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by going to newengland511.org Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.769a858e926246237cf6e0300c07280af43993a0.001.1 Codes: MEZ007, MEZ012, MEZ019, MEZ020, MEZ021, MEZ024, MEZ025, MEZ026, MEZ027, MEZ028, MEZ033 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.769a858e926246237cf6e0300c07280af43993a0.001.1