Snow here for New Year’s
Contributed photo/Keith Hayward
STORM CLEANUP — Longtime employee of the Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Dept. Ralph Lapointe clears snow near the city’s Bike-Walking Path from South Main Street to the University of Maine campus after a recent storm.
CARIBOU — Mainers dug themselves out from 6 to 17 inches of snow Friday after a storm swept through the state Thursday into Friday, dumping more than a foot of snow in many areas.
According to the National Weather Service, the storm hit Aroostook County hardest, with 17 inches of snow reported on the ground in Island Falls as of 8 a.m. Friday.
“Looks like the highest totals in terms of our reports were in the Houlton/Island Falls area, where they had 15 to 17 inches,” said NWS Meteorologist Tim Duda. “Caribou was at 6.2 inches, and Presque Isle got about 11.”
Further north, Fort Kent received 5.5 inches and Madawaska 6. Heading south, Millinocket got 12 inches and Sebec 11. Bangor was on the lower end among Eastern Maine towns and cities, accumulating 7 inches.
Saturday night another storm system moving off the mid-Atlantic Coast brought under half a foot to most of northern Maine and strong, gusting winds kept moving the fine powder around, causing white out conditions and drifting in many areas.
For a complete listing of how much snow fell statewide, visit www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/winter/LatestSnowfall.php.
