Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Caribou, ME
Areas Affected: Coastal Hancock; Coastal Washington
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:54pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:54pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 4:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 7:00am EST
Event Ends: Tuesday 7:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Caribou ME
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, strongest Monday afternoon and evening. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM Monday to 7 AM EST Tuesday. Monday afternoon and evening will feature the worst conditions, with the strongest winds gusting to 50 mph and heaviest snowfall rates around 1 inch per hour. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult if not impossible. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Conditions will begin deteriorating around the tail end of the Monday morning commute, and extremely dangerous conditions are expected for the Monday evening commute. Isolated power outages are possible.
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle. The latest road conditions for Maine can be obtained by going to newengland511.org.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2397000e1b8da7ca364258b9fc0b0404c1dbe1d.001.2 Codes: MEZ029, MEZ030 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2397000e1b8da7ca364258b9fc0b0404c1dbe1d.001.2