A storm that dropped every variety of precipitation on Lincoln County moved out according to the forecast schedule on Thurs., but not before delivering a final burst of wind and snowfall or rain.
The departing weather burst was significant enough to warrant a special advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS) issued at 11:49 a.m. for the midcoast region warning of a band of heavy precipitation affecting the area between noon and 3 p.m. with snowfall up to 1 inch per hour, high winds and low visibility.
Radar images monitored at the time on intellicast.com indicated a sudden changeover from rain to snow for most of the county, and observers reported a blitz of heavy, wet snowflakes in many areas.
Up to the storm’s departure, no major incidents and only one traffic accident had been reported in Lincoln County during the storm, according to the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA). However, beginning at approximately 12:15 p.m. traffic accident reports and requests for road sanding began pouring in the Lincoln County Communications Center.
By 1:30 p.m. first responders had responded to the scenes of nine traffic accidents in the county, with the most serious being two roll-overs on Rt. 220 south in and 220 north in Waldoboro. The accidents included five in Waldoboro, one in Nobleboro, one in Edgecomb and two in Boothbay (at the most recent count). No serious injuries were reported as a result of the accidents at the time of this posting.
Additional sand for slushy roads was being requested at intersection of Rt. 27 and Rt. 1 and areas of Rt. 27 in Edgecomb, Rt. 96 in Boothbay, both scenes on Rt. 220 in Waldoboro, and Rt. 1 in the area of “Harold C. Ralph hill” in Waldoboro. There were several reports of numerous vehicles sliding out of control in those areas.
The Winter Storm Warning, which went into effect at 7 p.m. on Weds., ended on schedule at 1 p.m. on Thurs., according to the NWS.
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