003 WWUS51 KCAR 211602 SQWCAR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Caribou ME 1102 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 MEC003-019-021-211700- /O.NEW.KCAR.SQ.W.0008.251221T1602Z-251221T1700Z/ Piscataquis ME-Aroostook ME-Penobscot ME- 1102 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 The National Weather Service in Caribou Maine has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Southeastern Piscataquis County in north central Maine... Southeastern Aroostook County in northern Maine... Central Penobscot County in east central Maine... * Until noon EST. * At 1101 AM EST, an area of dangerous snow squalls was located along a line extending from near Telos Lake to 8 miles northeast of White Cap Mountain to near Elliottsville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Flash freeze on roads. Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 217 and 291. State Highway 11 between Brownville and Patten. Locations impacted include... Millinocket, Greenville, Howland, Patten, Brownville Junction, Mount Katahdin, Ripogenus, Milo, East Millinocket, Medway, Sherman, Island Falls, Smyrna, Springfield, Mount Chase, South Branch Pond, White Cap Mountain, Ebeemee, Lincoln, and Shin Pond. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads, bridges, and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and be prepared for a sudden loss of traction. Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. && LAT...LON 4619 6806 4563 6809 4519 6836 4536 6955 4566 6925 4614 6917 TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 268DEG 40KT 4608 6911 4566 6917 4538 6947 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ JS  456 WWUS51 KCAR 211633 SQWCAR Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Caribou ME 1133 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 MEC003-019-021-211700- /O.CON.KCAR.SQ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-251221T1700Z/ Piscataquis ME-Aroostook ME-Penobscot ME- 1133 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 ...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN PISCATAQUIS...SOUTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES... At 1133 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Shin Pond to near Millinocket to near Lake View Plantation, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Flash freeze on roads. Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 219 and 291. State Highway 11 between Brownville and Patten. Locations impacted include... Millinocket, Howland, Patten, Brownville Junction, Mount Katahdin, Milo, East Millinocket, Medway, Sherman, Island Falls, Smyrna, Springfield, Mount Chase, South Branch Pond, Ebeemee, Lincoln, Shin Pond, Smyrna Mills, Lake View Plantation, and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads, bridges, and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and be prepared for a sudden loss of traction. Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. && LAT...LON 4526 6888 4530 6913 4569 6894 4615 6896 4619 6806 4563 6809 4525 6832 TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 268DEG 40KT 4609 6865 4567 6872 4539 6896 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ JS  594 WWUS51 KCAR 211658 SQWCAR Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Caribou ME 1158 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 MEC003-019-021-211708- /O.EXP.KCAR.SQ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-251221T1700Z/ Piscataquis ME-Aroostook ME-Penobscot ME- 1158 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 ...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PISCATAQUIS... SOUTHEASTERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST... The snow squall that prompted the warning has weakened. A special weather statement is in effect for areas east of this previous snow squall warning. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire. Roads will remain slick and hazardous due to icy conditions. && LAT...LON 4526 6888 4530 6913 4569 6894 4615 6896 4619 6806 4563 6809 4525 6832 TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 268DEG 40KT 4610 6830 4568 6837 4540 6861 $$ JS