Low pressure approaching from the Great Lakes re-developed along the Maine coast during the 1st. The low then rapidly intensified while tracking along the Maine coast to the maritimes from the night of the 1st through the 2nd. Snow developed during the morning of the 1st...with heavy snow expanding northward through the late morning and afternoon hours. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were common...with localized rates occasionally reaching 3 to 4 inches per hour. The snow diminished...from south to north across the region...from late on the 1st through the 2nd. Storm total snow accumulations across the region generally ranged from 8 to 13 inches...though local totals to around 15 inches occurred across portions of Washington county beneath the more persistent heavier snow bands.
Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph...with occasional gusts in excess of 40 mph...contributed to extensive blowing and drifting snow during the 2nd with near whiteout conditions at times. Winds then diminished during the evening of the 2nd. The combination of gusty winds and snow weighing down tree limbs and power lines contributed to around 700 customers losing power in parts of Downeast Maine from late on the 1st into the 2nd.

Heavy Snow in INTERIOR HANCOCK, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 01-MAR-08 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow in CENTRAL PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow in CENTRAL WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 01-MAR-08 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 9 to 15 inches.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 10 to 14 inches.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 01-MAR-08 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow in CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow in COASTAL HANCOCK, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 01-MAR-08 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow in COASTAL WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 01-MAR-08 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN SOMERSET, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow in NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 01-MAR-08 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 13 inches.