A winter storm is dumping heavy, wet snow across northern New England to kick off the new workweek, leading to snow-covered roads for the Monday morning commute.

AUGUSTA, Maine – A storm is dumping heavy, wet snow across northern to kick off the new workweek, leading to snow-covered roads for the Monday morning commute.

This is the same system that brought widespread rain and a few severe to the and on Sunday, during the game between the Cardinals and Steelers from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh because of .

Where is snow falling right now?

Heavy, wet snow is falling across parts of , northern , northern and northern on Monday morning. could exceed 1 inch per hour throughout the morning commute, particularly in portions of Maine.

The highest snowfall total so far is 8.7 inches near Greensboro, Vermont. Up to 7 inches of snow has been reported in Madison, New Hampshire, while Auburn, Maine, has measured 5 inches of snowfall.

According to , more than 18,000 people in the region were without power as of early Monday as the weight of the wet snow brought down tree branches and power lines in some areas. Maine had the highest number of power outages.

A three-hour radar loop showing where rain (green) and snow (blue) are ongoing. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are indicated in yellow. Tornado Warnings are indicated in red, while Tornado Warnings with a confirmed tornado are indicated in purple. Flash Flood Warnings are indicated in green, while Flash Flood Emergencies are indicated in pink.
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Where are winter weather alerts in effect?

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are posted for most of Maine and New Hampshire, the northern Green Mountains in Vermont and portions of far northern New York.

The National Weather Service said the alerts are in effect through late Monday morning in many areas, except in Maine, where they’ll remain in effect until Monday evening.

Winter weather alerts are in effect across northern New England.
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Rough Monday morning commute expected

The winter storm will likely create a challenging morning commute in cities such as and in Maine, and in New Hampshire and and in Vermont. The worst conditions are expected in Maine, where snowfall rates could exceed 1 inch per hour on Monday morning.

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How much snow will fall?

Most areas under Winter Weather Advisories in coastal Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and far northern New York are expected to pick up anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of heavy, wet through Monday morning.

Between 5 and 10 inches of heavy, wet snow is predicted for the areas under Winter Storm Warnings in Maine and northern portions of New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. However, some of the higher elevations could see a foot or more of snow from this winter storm.

Snowfall and rainfall forecast through Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.
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Additional power outages possible

The snow is heavy and wet, making it more difficult to shovel and adding increased stress to trees and power lines, creating a continued threat of scattered until the winter storm exits the region later Monday.

FILE – An electrical line worker clears snow-laden power lines on Oct. 31, 2012.

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