Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
Today
Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Light snow likely. Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Total snow accumulation 3 to 6 inches. Brisk with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...increasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Breezy with highs in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening.
Snow will continue across the area today and into this evening. Storm total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected by this evening.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
This storm will have a low impact on the advisory area. Snowfall across the region will lead to some minor travel difficulties. Visibility will occasionally be limited to less than one mile. However... winds are expected to be light and significant blowing and drifting snow is not anticipated.
Duda/nouhan
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:24 am EST on December 23, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Caribou
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments snowfall of (inches) measurement
Maine
... Aroostook County... Knowles Corner 12.0 823 am 12/23 coop kncm1 Ashland 11.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot02 Freedom Acres 11.0 627 am 12/23 spotter ar019 Madawaska 11.0 801 am 12/23 spotter ar037 Winterville 10.3 1101 PM 12/22 spotter Allagash 10.0 819 am 12/23 coop algm1 Crystal 10.0 819 am 12/23 dot dot04 Fort Kent 10.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot06 Oakfield 10.0 626 am 12/23 dot dot14 Sherman 10.0 700 am 12/23 dot dot16 Portage 9.5 809 am 12/23 spotter ar062 Presque Isle 9.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot15 Sherman 8.8 806 am 12/23 spotter ar072 Caribou WFO 8.6 821 am 12/23 ASOS kcar Houlton 8.5 639 am 12/23 spotter ar031 Orient 8.3 756 am 12/23 spotter ar046 Houlton 8.0 722 am 12/23 spotter ar026 Madawaska dot 8.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot11 Mars Hill 8.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot12 Westfield 8.0 433 am 12/23 spotter ar087 Fort Fairfield 7.5 700 am 12/23 spotter ar016 Mars Hill 7.5 733 am 12/23 spotter ar059 Houlton 7.0 505 am 12/23 spotter ar027 Lille 6.5 434 am 12/23 spotter ar034 Monticello 6.5 700 am 12/23 spotter ar042 Van Buren 6.5 730 am 12/23 dot dot20 Fort Fairfield 6.0 642 am 12/23 spotter ar018 Van Buren 6.0 823 am 12/23 coop vanm1
... Hancock County... Aurora T 730 am 12/23 dot dot28 enough to coat roads Ellsworth T 730 am 12/23 dot dot45 no zr Hancock 2.5 se T 700 am 12/23 cocorahs ME-hn-1
... Penobscot County... Mount Chase 11.3 722 am 12/23 spotter pn039 Enfield dot 1.0 800 am 12/23 dot dot43 Bangor a.N.G. 0.3 821 am 12/23 spotter bagm1 Bangor T 730 am 12/23 dot dot30 roads treated and clear Eddington T 730 am 12/23 dot dot44
... Piscataquis County... Milo 0.5 819 am 12/23 coop mldm1 Milo 0.5 800 am 12/23 dot dot68 fzdz from mid-0300 Dover-Foxcroft 0.4 809 am 12/23 coop dfxm1 Guilford 0.2 736 am 12/23 coop gulm1
... Somerset County... Jackman 4.0 432 am 12/23 spotter sn has ended
... Washington County... Topsfield 8.0 800 am 12/23 dot dot19 Topsfield 5.0 819 am 12/23 coop topm1 East Machias 4.0 730 am 12/23 spotter reported by dot Pembroke 4.0 800 am 12/23 dot dot74 -fzdz @ ~0430 Calais 3.0 729 am 12/23 spotter ws006 Whiting 3.0 803 am 12/23 spotter ws038 Robbinston 2.6 1239 am 12/23 coop robm1 Jonesboro 1.0 730 am 12/23 dot dot60 21/22 PM