Winter Storm Warning 11:22 AM Updated

Here's the updated winter storm warning as of 11:22 AM Sunday, December 15th. The National Weather Service in Caribou had reduced the snowfall totals just slightly for our area, meaning we are to expect 7-14 inches of snow! Be very careful driving, as plows are having difficulty keeping up with the snow, and municipalities will have to run snow crews in shifts because of the duration of the storm, so roadways will be snow covered!

Remember, send you snow pictures to me at chris.popper@townsquaremedia.com and I'll post them on the website!

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL 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...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
1105 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY
  MIXED WITH OR CHANGING OVER BRIEFLY TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  NEAR THE COAST.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES OF MOSTLY SNOW AND SOME SLEET. UP
  TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU
GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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.