MIDCOAST - The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Knox and Waldo counties beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 12 and extending through 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 13. 

The warning comes in advance of a winter storm forecast to bring six to 10 inches of snow, mixing with rain and ice, to the region. According to the National Weather Service, the storm should begin Tuesday evening, bringing snow followed by sleet after midnight. 

As of 2 p.m.Tuesday afternoon, The National Weather Service forecast for Knox County is as follows: 

Tonight: Snow. Sleet after midnight. Precipitation may be heavy at times. Snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Not as cold with lows in the lower 20s. Temperatures rising into the upper 20s after midnight. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Wednesday: Sleet, rain, snow with a chance of freezing rain in the morning, then snow likely with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

In coastal Waldo County, a very pattern and timeline is predicted. 

As of Tuesday programs, municipalities and businesses throughout the state had begun to cancel or postpone events scheduled for Tuesday night and Wednesday, and parking bans were set to take effect Tuesday afternoon in several towns and cities throughout southern, central and southern Midcoast Maine. Additionally, the Maine State Legislature will be closed Wednesday. 

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