GRAY, Maine -- For the second time in four days, Maine is getting hit with significant snow, although today's storm won't bring as much as Tuesday's.
But National Weather Service Meteorologist John Cannon, in Gray, says a swath of the state, beginning in Waterville, could see around a foot.
"And as you continue east through Bangor, Danforth and north, up to Houlton to the north and east, looks like close to a foot - maybe 13 inches, in that area," Cannon says.
Cannon says south of Waterville to Portland, 5 to 10 inches are expected, with lesser amounts forecast for the far north, southern York County and along the western border.
Today's snow will be wetter and heavier than Tuesday's. Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted Talbot says that can make roadways slick.
"We are seeing folks slow down," he says. "We've lowered the speed limits on the Interstate, and we just want folks to take their time getting to where they need to go today." Talbot says that DOT crews should be able to keep up with the storm more easily that the blizzard earlier in the week.
The speed limit on the Maine Turnpike has been reduced to 45 miles per hour. Many schools in the state are closed again because of the storm, and a number of activities have been canceled or postponed.
