Storm ‘Grayson’ Snow Totals for Maine

The winds are slowing down and the snow has moved out.

Now the cold will return and clean-up begins.

Winter storm 'Grayson', the Weather Channel's name for this storm, moves away from us on what happens to be the 20th anniversary of the Ice Storm of 1989.

The snow is not 'my thing' but I will take this over 10+ days of no power. BUT at least the those days were in the 30's and 40's and lots of sun.

This is also where we can talk totals.  I have no idea HOW you get snow totals when it was SO windy.  BUT here are the number I found from 11pm Thursday January 4th from the National Weather Service.

The big 'winners' seem to be Turner and Norway with 15 inches of snow.

As I am writing this I am still in my fuzzy jammies.  I have looked out side.  I have a huge drift in from of my garage and NO SNOW in parts of my driveway.  Same at my neighbors....I can see the blacktop!!  Gotta love the wind!

Now....my next big issues...HOW am I getting to work today?

Happy Friday and be safe my snowy friends.

Oh...back to the snow totals...here is last nights report from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine:

"Spotter Reports
National Weather Service Gray ME
1057 PM EST Thu Jan 04 2018

The following are unoffical observations taken during the past 6
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to highway departments...cooperative observers...Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home page at weather.gov/gray

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

MAINE

...Androscoggin County...
4 S Turner 15.0 559 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 E Lewiston 13.5 735 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Mechanic Falls 12.2 935 PM 1/04 Social Media
1 ENE Lisbon Falls 12.0 533 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Durham 11.1 1053 PM 1/04 NWS Employee
Livermore 10.0 548 PM 1/04 Social Media

...Cumberland County...
Gorham 13.3 726 PM 1/04 Official NWS Obs
Gray NWS Office 12.0 700 PM 1/04 NWS Office
Portland Jetport 11.9 734 PM 1/04 ASOS
Yarmouth 11.9 627 PM 1/04 Social Media
Cumberland Center 11.5 936 PM 1/04 NWS Employee
Portland 11.0 810 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
Brunswick 11.0 749 PM 1/04 Social Media
3 SSE Gorham 10.8 628 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NW Falmouth 10.6 1042 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Standish 10.5 542 PM 1/04 Social Media
North Sebago 9.0 556 PM 1/04 Trained Spotter

...Kennebec County...
Mount Vernon 13.0 630 PM 1/04 Social Media
China 10.0 636 PM 1/04 Social Media

...Knox County...
Rockland 6.5 551 PM 1/04 Social Media

...Lincoln County...
Whitefield 9.5 825 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
4 SSW Windsor 9.5 618 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Wiscasset 9.0 826 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
Bristol 9.0 828 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
Nobleboro 9.0 827 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
1 ESE Damariscotta L 8.5 620 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Boothbay 8.0 825 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
Jefferson 6.0 824 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio

...Oxford County...
Norway 15.0 858 PM 1/04 Social Media
South Paris 13.0 550 PM 1/04 Social Media
Otisfield 13.0 623 PM 1/04 NWS Employee
3 ENE Buckfield 13.0 632 PM 1/04 Social Media
Hartford 12.5 651 PM 1/04 Trained Spotter
1 W Otisfield 12.0 604 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Peru 11.0 835 PM 1/04 Social Media

...Somerset County...
Athens 13.0 745 PM 1/04 Social Media
Jackman 4.3 749 PM 1/04 Social Media

...Waldo County...
Thorndike 8.5 719 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Belfast 5.8 554 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER

...York County...
4 NE Shapleigh 14.0 557 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
3 WSW Steep Falls 14.0 851 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Hollis 13.5 903 PM 1/04 NWS Employee
2 NNW Saco 13.0 955 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
Biddeford 12.0 811 PM 1/04 Social Media
3 SW West Newfield 11.0 650 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NW Ferry Beach Sta 10.7 805 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NE Kennebunk 10.6 1005 PM 1/04 Trained Spotter
Buxton 10.0 807 PM 1/04 Amateur Radio
2 SW Parsonsfield 9.0 804 PM 1/04 TRAINED SPOTTER
York 8.5 543 PM 1/04 Social Media"