At 3:03 a.m. on Weds. the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a bulletin that an additional 1 to 3 inches of snowfall would accumulate before a Winter Storm Warning ends at noon. Some snowfall or flurries may continue through the evening hours, according to forecasters.
The storm ending on Weds. began on Tues., almost immediately following a storm that blanketed Lincoln County with snowfall on Mon.
As of this posting, the forecast snowfall total for the Tues. storm is 5 to 9 inches, making for 10 to 18 inches of forecast accumulation for both events, according to the NWS. Exact snowfall totals are still pending as the Tues. storm is still continuing.
No major incidents were reported during either storm, according to Kimberly Kaiser of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA). Only isolated power outages were reported for the Mon. storm. As of 8:40 a.m. on Weds., Central Maine Power was reporting scattered power outages in Bristol, Damariscotta, Nobleboro, South Bristol, Westport Island and Boothbay.
Forecasters were surprised by both storms — both of which strayed from their anticipated tracks, chugging north instead and intensifying in the Gulf of Maine.
Emergency crews were responding to reports of minor traffic accidents and snow heavy tree limbs on electrical wires during the morning hours on Weds., according to the LCEMA. “Drivers should adjust their speed during this kind of weather,” Kaiser said. “Most of the people going off the road are also going way too fast.”
Kaiser warned that a storm forecast to bring rainfall to Lincoln County during the latter part of this weekend may include flooding and other problems after the heavy snowfall. “Residents should clear drainage areas of snowfall to prevent flooding” Kaiser said.
