Winter Storm Watch In Effect Saturday 12/20

Winter is going to start off where fall left off, unfortunately. The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Saturday Evening, December 21st through Sunday Evening , December 22nd.

While the snowfall totals are minor, 1 to 3 inches, what is not, is the possibility of up to 1/2 inch of ice. One half inch of ice can cause power outages, and difficulty traveling. You should make precautions now, to be without power, and depending upon how you heat your house, without heat while the weather is good. Make sure you have batteries and candles. If you are using a generator, make sure it is properly vented. Know where your extra blankets are. If you haven't shoveled your roof, you should consider doing so, because freezing rain will add to the weight of the fluffy snow exponentially. Make sure you have ice melt. Charge up your cell phones. Stay tuned to our website as we will have the latest on the weather and any power outages. When you go to the store, smile, relax, and breathe!

Here's the latest weather advisory.

SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON
846 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING 
  RAIN LATER TODAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TONIGHT: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. ICE
  ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SATURDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ICE
  ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* WINDS...LIGHT TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY
  AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT TODAY AND TONIGHT. EXPECT SOME TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. SNOW... SLEET AND A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE
  SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. MODERATE TO HIGH IMPACT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
  NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. 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.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.