CARIBOU, Maine — Parts of Maine saw more than half a foot of snow after a storm hit Maine on Monday, which happened to be the second day of spring.
Accumulation wrapped up in the southern part of the state early Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, while accumulation in central parts of the state lasted into late afternoon and until early evening in northern Maine before the storm moved east out of the state.
Hardest hit was Washington County — where Topsfield, Princeton and Grand Lake Stream each got 10 inches, according to a statement issued Monday by the National Weather Service. Eastport and Harrington received about 8 inches.
Also seeing some heavy snow action was Hancock County, where Bucksport and Verona Island each had 9 inches of snow, Blue Hill had 8 inches, and Surry and Hancock had at least 7 inches.
In Penobscot County, Bangor had 7 inches of snow, and Glenburn and Springfield had 6 inches.
Meanwhile, the Knox County town of Washington had 8 inches, Camden had 7 inches, and Rockport and Hope received more than half a foot each.
Southern Maine was not spared, with more than 7 inches of fresh snow falling in Arundel, Cape Neddick, Kennebunk and Saco in York County, and 6 or more inches in Gray and Portland in Cumberland County, according to the weather service. Durham, in Androscoggin County, had about half a foot.
Washington County dispatch reported numerous minor accidents Monday morning because of the snow and advised motorists to stay off the roads.
Several businesses, including Helen’s Restaurant in Machias, closed for the day, as did the Machiasport and East Machias town offices.
Schools throughout eastern and central Maine, including in Bangor, Ellsworth, Machias, Eastport, Bar Harbor and Augusta, also were closed.
BDN writers Johanna Billings and Dawn Gagnon contributed to this report.
