A day-long storm on Sun. left a blanket of snowfall over inland areas of Lincoln County and a mix of snow, sleet and rain on coastal areas.
More snowfall is expected before sunrise as yet another — albeit smaller — weather system is forecast to track through the area leaving an additional 2 to 5 inches of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The NWS extended a Winter Storm Warning for Lincoln County from midnight until 4 a.m. in anticipation of the second wave of weather.
The total snowfall forecast for both storms is expected to range between 8 to 11 inches along the midcoast, according to forecasts. Areas near the coast may have much lower totals as rainfall may have reduced snowfall amounts.
At 1:15 p.m. on Sun. – about half-way through the storm and before the rain — NWS observers reported snowfall accumulations of 5.3 inches in Bristol and 4.3 inches in Newcastle.
Power outages were reported in some areas of Newcastle and Edgecomb following a traffic collision involving a power pole on Rt. 27, but reports from the scene indicated that the power lines were not affected.
The power outage in Edgecomb was reported to extend along Rt. 27 down to the Boothbay town line. The source of the power outage remains unknown at this time.
A check of power outages on cmp.com confirmed that power outages had been reported in Edgecomb and Boothbay along the River Road area from Mt. Hunger East Rd west to Rt. 27. Outages were also reported in Bristol on the Pemaquid Point Rd., and in scattered areas of Newcastle.
A check of power outages on cmp.com at 12:05 a.m. on Mon. indicated that all areas in Lincoln County have had power restored.
Some closings and cancellations were reported Sun., including the Boothbay Region YMCA (closed) and Wiscasset Community Center (all activities cancelled).
Church services were cancelled at Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Church, Boothbay Region Community Fellowship, Christ Church in Damariscotta, First Baptist Church of Waldoboro, Lincoln County Assembly of God, North Nobleboro Baptist Church, Orff’s Corner Community Church, and St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle.
For a full list of closures and cancellations, click on the link provided through special arrangement with WCSH channel 6 located just to the right of this article.
Aside from scattered reports of vehicles off the road, no major incidents related to this storm have been reported at the time of this posting.
The Lincoln County News website will continue to follow the progress of this weather event, and post any developments as soon as they become available.
