Snowed Under [Corrected 01/13/11] ; a Nor'easter with Gusting Winds Buries Vehicles, Blinds Drivers and Sets Off a Large Snowball Fight
Portland Press Herald › January 13, 2011
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The speed limit on Interstate 295 was lowered to 30 mph, the state's largest shopping mall closed at noon and a group of hardy Mainers organized a snowball fight in Portland as a powerful nor'easter hit the state Wednesday.
While snow blanketed the state, the Sagadahoc County town of Richmond got the most - 17.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Gray. Portland received 13 inches and Brunswick got 16.See the full content of this document
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Snowed Under [Corrected 01/13/11] ; a Nor'easter with Gusting Winds Buries Vehicles, Blinds Drivers and Sets Off a Large Snowball Fight
"It was a good old-fashioned nor'easter," said John Cannon, a weather service meteorologist.
The snow started falling at daybreak and continued throughout the day. Strong gusts created clouds of snow that blinded drivers, sending dozens of cars off the roads. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Pu...See the full content of this document
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