More than a foot of snow fell in the Burlington area. The National Weather Service says 16 inches of snow has fallen in the town of Walden in the northeast corner of the state, and Sutton got 15.5 inches. Vermont is digging out from the biggest storm to hit the state in more than two years. Two tractor trailers also got stuck at Exit 113 northbound, causing more lane blockage. However, they say it's better to stay off the roads altogether.Ī tractor trailer got stuck in the median at the 110 northbound mile marker, blocking a lane. The Maine Department of Transportation says two incidents on Interstate 95 require the attention of drivers in the Augusta area. Some areas of Maine got 20 inches of snow on Monday, and winds are topping 35 mph. High winds are making for poor visibility on roads and blowing snow into the path of drivers. Maine authorities say road conditions are bad enough to warrant staying off the highways so snowplow drivers can do their work. His name and condition wasn't immediately known. Police in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, say a man clearing heavy snow off of a vehicle suffered a heart attack and was taken to a hospital. Police are withholding his identity pending notification of family. The victim was struck just before 12:30 a.m. They say the driver was possibly operating a snowplow on a snow-covered road. In Coventry, Rhode Island, police are investigating the hit-and-run death of a 19-year-old man. Traumatic injuries were considered the cause of his death at West Shore Hospital. The National Weather Service in State College says winds in the Harrisburg area were gusting to about 60 mph at the time Martin was struck. It struck him in the chest, breaking his ribs and lacerating his heart. Hall says Martin was driving near Mechanicsburg late Sunday night when the branch fell. Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall said 22-year-old Shannon Lee Martin of Loysville died early Monday after going into cardiac arrest at a hospital outside Harrisburg. The winter storm moving through the Northeast has caused at least one weather-related death, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.Ī coroner says high winds took down a tree branch that crashed through a driver's windshield and led to his death. Just after 12:30 p.m., it was 6 degrees at the summit with 67 mph wind gusts, creating a wind child of 24 degrees below zero. The 6,288-foot summit had picked up 16.4 inches of snow as of 7 a.m. The warning was issued for much of Huntington Ravine and Tuckerman Ravine. In New Hampshire, the Mount Washington Avalanche Center has issued an extreme avalanche danger warning on two trails after more than 16 inches of snow has fallen on the highest peak in the Northeast. Although driving conditions are poor, the snow isn't creating much havoc with electrical systems.Ī spokeswoman for Emera Maine said utilities still are prepared to deal with higher wind speeds if it picks up in the afternoon. The snow in Maine is light, not sticky, and the wind isn't moving as fast as predicted. Most are in an area of Waldo County that was predicted to have the biggest snowfall and the fastest wind speeds. Maine utilities say despite whiteout conditions caused by blustery snow, the storm hasn't brought as many power outages as expected.Ī spokeswoman for Central Maine Power says about 800 power outages were reported by mid-day Monday. The storm is expected to continue on for several more hours before petering out Monday evening. Meteorologists say some towns see similarly high snowfall totals every few years. But there were several towns not far behind, including Dexter, which got 28 inches, and Island Falls, which logged 25 inches. It's one of several towns in the state that will remember the latest winter storm mostly for the massive amounts of snow they received.Ĭary is near the Canadian border and has registered the most snow in Maine from the storm that still was active Monday evening. The National Weather Service says the Maine town of Cary has recorded 30 inches of snow during the past 24 hours. The Latest on a winter storm moving through the Northeast (all times local):
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