Nashua area digs out from Freyr; Greenville tops state totals at 10.1 inches

That the latest winter storm, dubbed Freyr by The Weather Channel, visited the area in the middle of a weekend and during a favorite vacation period led to a more leisurely cleanup and fewer than normal accidents and other incidents often associated with significant snowfalls. Police dispatchers in the region had little to report in the way of accidents, save for a few fender-benders and spinouts typical of the storm’s first couple of hours. Flakes began falling in Nashua around 4 p.m. Saturday, and by 9 p.m., snowfall was moderate with some blowing but little drifting. As far as snow totals went, TWC reported Sunday morning that the Monadnock Region town of Greenville appeared to be the state’s jackpot, with 10.1 inches on the ground when all was said and done. Most interesting, however, was the report out of Downeast Maine: Southwest Harbor, known as Acadia’s “quiet side,” was buried in 17.5 inches of snow, a total the island rarely sees throughout a winter. Southwest Harbor’s total also is the highest reported in all 16 Midwest and Northeast states that Freyr affected, TWC reported. Second was Terra Alta, W.Va., which received 16 inches.