(AP) — A spring storm blasted portions of Massachusetts and Maine with high winds and blowing snow on Wednesday, roiling the North Atlantic and leaving winter-weary residents of eastern Maine facing the prospect of digging out from up to 2 feet of snow. Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard bore the brunt of the storm as it hit Massachusetts, dropping up to 10 inches of snow. The snow had stopped by the afternoon but robust winds were expected through Wednesday night with gusts up to 80 mph on Nantucket, National Weather Service meteorologist Charlie Foley said. The National Weather Service also warned of coastal flooding and significant beach erosion along the Massachusetts coast and wind gusts causing scattered power outages in eastern Maine and on the Cape. Offshore, hurricane-force winds were reported at sea, but the region's fishing fleet and commercial vessels already had scattered to safe harbors. "A lot of people are locked in today until the winds die down," said Mike Pickens, who works at George's Pizza, one of the few restaurants open. Just days after the official end of one of the snowiest winters on record, the storm began heading up the Interstate 95 corridor on Tuesday.
Reported by SeattlePI.com 3 hours ago.
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