Winter Storm Watch issued ahead of Thursday night storm - WMTW Portland

A wintertime tempest ticker has been issued for inland and coastal areas starting Thursday evening. Snowfall amounts whitethorn transcend 6 inches successful the ticker area.A tempest strategy volition way to our southbound starting Thursday. The time volition commencement disconnected partially sunny earlier clouds summation during the afternoon. Precipitation volition statesman during the evening with immoderate rainfall rapidly changing to snow. The snowfall whitethorn beryllium dense astatine times aft midnight.By aboriginal Friday morning, respective inches of snowfall volition person fallen making the greeting commute a slippery 1 for many.Snow volition proceed to autumn done the time with 1 to 2 inches further accumulation.The play volition beryllium adust with immoderate sunshine connected Saturday. Another tempest volition get for Sunday nighttime and Monday. This adjacent tempest whitethorn bring a premix of rainfall and snowfall to the coast. Stronger winds and higher tides are apt arsenic well. Coastal flooding whitethorn go an contented arsenic the highest tides of the period are expected.Check backmost for updates from Maine's Total Weather squad of meteorologists arsenic this stormy signifier evolves crossed bluish New England.