Cabin in the woodsWhile we would like to get more snow at our primary residence here in Maryland, we also love to see snow reports for our cabin (Mainers call it a "camp") up in central Maine.
Snow covered trails surround the cabinToday's snow report is a good one:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Portland, ME
4:45 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH NOONTIME WEDNESDAY WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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... MORE PLOWABLE SNOW ON THE WAY...
.LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL SLOWLY ENTER THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN MAINE THIS EVENING.
THINGS GET A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED OVER CENTRAL AND MIDCOAST AREAS IN MAINE. THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EVENING'S SNOW WILL ENTER THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. IT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES NOVA SCOTIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN CENTRAL AND MIDCOAST AREAS.
LOOK FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE... ADJACENT AREAS IN WESTERN MAINE AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF MAINE. MORE SNOW... 5 TO 9 INCHES... WILL ACCUMULATE OVER CENTRAL AND MIDCOAST AREAS OF MAINE BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF AROUND NOONTIME ON WEDNESDAY.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
Clearing skies: The road to camp with the mountains in the distance
Snow laden trees
Looks like we could be doing some more snowshoeing (and dog sledding)
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