Wind Chill Advisory Tonight

This is the reason that everyone is advising you to go to a shelter or to seek alternative accommodations if you do not have power tonight. It is supposed to be bitterly cold. Don't be too proud or stubborn that you believe you can shelter in place if your house is in the 50's or colder. It is dangerous!

For a full list of shelters click HERE

Here are shelters in our area

Hancock County

Hancock	Blue Hill	Blue Hill Town Office Warming Center Warming Center	18 Union Street	OPEN	Blue Hill Town Office Warming Center
Hancock	Brooklin	Warming Center - Brooklin Fire Department Warming Center	25 Bay Road	OPEN	Warming Center - Currently Open
Hancock	Brooksville	Brooksville Fire Department Warming Center Warming Center	2199 Coastal Road	OPEN	Warming Center - Brooksville Fire Department - Currently Open
Hancock	Bucksport	Miles Lane School Warming Shelter	100 Miles Lane	OPEN	Warming Shelter - Miles Lane School - Currently Open
Hancock	Ellsworth	Ellsworth City Hall - Warming Center Warming Center	1 City Hall Plaza	OPEN	Warming Center - Ellsworth City Hall - Currently Open
Hancock	Hancock	Hancock Congregational Church Warming Center	US Highway Route 1	OPEN	Hancock Congregation

Penobscot County

Penobscot	Brewer	Brewer Auditorium Emergency Shelter	318 Wilson Street	OPEN
Penobscot	Newburg	Newburg Community Shelter Emergency Shelter, Pet Shelter	2220 Western Avenue	OPEN	Community Shelter - Currently open and will stay open as long as needed. Cots and food are available. Bring your own blankets, personal items and medications. Pet Friendly: Bring pet food and cages (if available). POC: 478-7498.

Waldo County

Waldo	Belfast	Troy Howard Middle School Emergency Shelter, Pet Shelter	173 Lincolnville Avenue	OPEN	722-3015 (Fire Dept)
Waldo	Brooks	Varney Community Center Warming Center	24 Veterans Highway	OPEN
Waldo	Monroe	Monroe Town Office Warming Center	8 Swan Lake Avenue	OPEN	Monroe Town Office - Open until 5 PM
Waldo	Morrill	Morrill Fire Station Warming Center	52 Weymouth Road	OPEN	342-4197 (Fire Dept) Opening Time: 10:00 AM; Closing Time: TBD
Waldo	Searsport	Searsport Fire Station (Town and North) Warming Center	3 Union Street	OPEN	548-2302 (Fire Dept) Opening: 10:00 AM; Closing Time: TB

Washington County

Washington

Calais

Washington County Community College
Emergency Shelter

1 College Drive

OPEN

Here's the wind chill advisory from the National Weather Service.

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
330 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE.

* IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS COULD LEAD TO ICE LADEN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES TO SNAP AND COME DOWN. THIS COULD LEAD TO 
  ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THAT OCCURRED FROM THE ICE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR A WARM COAT AND GLOVES AND
COVER YOUR HEAD. 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.

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