Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Caribou ME

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Snow is falling light to moderate with temperatures near freezing. This is resulting in roads becoming snow covered and slick if untreated. This is mainly impacting areas in the St. John Valley and Fish River Lakes Region. This is impacting Route 1, 1A, 161 and Route 11. Use extra caution, allow extra braking distance through noon today if traveling to and from the St. John Valley until temperatures can warm by midday.

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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
ME, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Northwest Aroostook; Northeast Aroostook
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-16T10:00:00-04:00
states
["ME"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-16T10:00:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14df2e490253a44a0677c78df5a0bcb8834d74fe.001.1
references
[]
message type
Alert
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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