Ice Storm Warning Cancelled
The National Weather Service in Caribou has cancelled the ice storm warning and replaced it with a freezing rain advisory for our area. Roads continue to be very slippery and as of 4:13 PM there were over 8000 customers without power in the Bangor Hydro Electric Company's service territory. To see the latest on the power outages click Here
Here's the latest warning as of 3:34 PM from the National Weather Service
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 337 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...HANCOCK...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ADDITIONAL ICE ACCRETION OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT TONIGHT. A STEADIER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.