As Easter pastel colours promised spring was approaching, residents from a wide area of northeastern wake up on Saturday, engulfing their backyards and frosting trees in snow.
The area stretching from Albany, New York to Maine experienced mainly 2 to 5 inches of moderate snowfall until Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. And while spring technically began on March 20th, snowfall is not uncommon during this period.
“In upstate New York, there are a few inches here, not unheard of even the last spring,” said Abby Gantt, a meteorologist with the Albany Meteorological Bureau.
The Weather Service reported snow traces at Lagardia Airport, but none of the other parts of New York City have reported snow.
With 2 to 5 inches of snow in Maine by Saturday morning, weather services meteorologist Michael Claire said the snow was “nothing I've ever seen before.”
It is also something the nation may see again before the warm weather moves.
“It's still too early to say we're definitely done,” Claire said. “This is like our spring. It's a mix of things.”
The snow is expected to continue until Saturday, and it said it will tapered as the day progresses before the region drys out next week.
For Jill Woodworth, 58, who grew up in Connecticut and lived in Orange, Massachusetts, waking up to snow in April for the past 25 years has been a routine, but it's still shocking.
“I live in this field for most of my life, and that's not uncommon, but it's just like 'Oh, God',” Woodworth said. “It feels like it was a long lamp until it gushed out with flowers and trees.”
Woodworth said he recalled that April had passed when up to two feet of snow fell. This time she estimated that she didn't have to shovel the snow and only had two inches in her backyard.
“But I'll wipe the car off,” she said, “before I go to Dunkin.”
Amy Graff Reports of contributions.
