All’s calm on the eastern coast, everybody; thanks for the thoughts. It looks like we sidestepped the biggest punches of the Blizzard of ’26. The snowflakes were very fine and blew wildly around in gusty winds like a white dust storm. We lost power for less than an hour and our generator made sure that we were not inconvenienced.
The National Weather Service reported that snow accumulation in our Hancock County due to the blizzard ranged from 6.6 to 3.6 inches. Judging from what I can see around the house, we were at the lowest end of that range on the Brooklin coast.
Barbara and I got caught in Blue Hill when the snow started falling yesterday at about 11 a.m. and couldn’t leave there until 11:25. The visibility driving was terrible then; we crept home and praised our old all-wheel-drive car. These images of Conary Cove here weres taken at about 11:30 a.m. on our way back to Brooklin:
Compare those to this image taken early in February:
By the way, as you may know, a “blizzard” is officially defined by the National Weather Service by wind and visibility, not snow accumulation. More specifically, a “blizzard” is a severe storm with sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or greater, accompanied by considerable falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility to 1/4 mile or less for at least three consecutive hours.
(Images taken in Blue Hill, Maine, on February 2 [sun] and 23 [snow], 2026.)