By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As if the coronavirus-created isolation isn’t enough, a storm that dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of northern New England caused thousands of power outages on Tuesday.
More than 20,000 homes and businesses were in the dark Tuesday morning in Maine. In New Hampshire, over 9,500 customers had no power while there were just a few scattered outages in Vermont, officials said.
The stormed dumped about 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters) of snow across a wide swath of the region with 11 inches (28 centimeters) recorded in several spots in western Maine including Peru and Norridgewock, said Hunter Tubbs of the National Weather Service. In New Hampshire, 12.6 inches (32 centimeters) of snow was recorded in Greenville, Tubbs said.
Much of the snow began melting with warmer temperatures in the 40s and 50s and utility crews restored service to most customers by Tuesday evening. Ski areas didn’t get any benefit from the spring snow since they’re closed because of the coronavirus.
Another storm will pass through the region late Wednesday but it’ll be too far south to cause anything more than a few snow showers and some rain sprinkles in northern New England, Tubbs said.
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