Mar 28 2008
So Much For Spring
The calendar says it has official been spring (a.k.a. “mud season” up here) for a full week now. The view from my window begs to differ. The temperature broke the 50°F mark for the first time in weeks on Wednesday, and yesterday was in the high 40s. This morning, however, we awoke to a quarter inch of snow, and it hasn’t stopped yet. According to WGME 13:
Don’t put away those shovels and snow tires. A spring storm is bringing yet another round of snow to much of Maine. Meteorologist Sarah Long says a storm that moved into the region in the early morning hours will stick around most of Friday.
By the time snow tapers off this afternoon, 4 to 8 inches is predicted for York and Cumberland counties. 3 to 6 inches are expected in portions of central and western Maine, with lesser amounts the farther north you go.
That means that Portland will likely top the 100-inch mark for the winter. So far, it’s gotten 99.4 inches.
100″!?!? That’s quite a winter!
The Sea Dogs are set to begin practice up here on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week and just recently posted on their website that they’d finally gotten Hadlock Field clear of snow. So much for that! I just hope this is the last of it so their April 11 home opener goes as planned. I’ll be in Kentucky that evening for work, but those of you with tickets better plan on bringing a hat and mittens to the ballpark. Ahhh, winter in northern New England!