Northeast Digging Out, Facing Possibility of Another Storm

Earl Pollock digs out his mailbox after a blizzard, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Freeport, Maine. A fluffy snow up to two-feet deep blanketed parts of the Northeast, just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

PORTLAND, Maine—The Northeast dug out Tuesday from the latest blast of winter weather that buried some locations under more than 3 feet of snow in Maine. Another storm following on its heels threatened to bring more misery.

Hundreds of schools were closed on Monday, and some schools remained closed a second day as workers struggled to clear away snow on Tuesday.

Four Maine towns—Hudson, Bradford, Kenduskeag and Glenburn—recorded 40 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. In eastern Maine, Whiting reported 38 inches and Jonesboro 36 inches.

Another storm was on the way for Wednesday, forecast to bring a messy mix to New England and the potential for another foot of snow to parts of Maine, said meteorologist Tom Hawley.

Even hardy New Englanders were surprised by all the snow Monday.

A worker clears snow off school buses, after schools were closed due to a storm, in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 13, 2017. AP Photo/Charles Krupa