A state plow truck heads north on Interstate 95 near the mile 112 exit as snow continues to fall on Thursday in Augusta.

People on the scene of multi-vehicle accident involving a car in the ditch and two tractor-trailers on Thursday at mile 109 on Interstate 95 northbound in Hallowell.

A multi-vehicle accident involving two tractor-trailers and a car blocked part of Interstate 95 northbound near Exit 109 on Thursday in Hallowell.

A city snow plow leads a line of cars down Western Avenue as snow continues to fall on Thursday in Augusta.

A city snow plow clears off Western Avenue as snow continues to fall on Thursday in Augusta.

A mourning dove waits out the snow on Thursday in Belgrade.

A man brushes snow off his car as snow continues to fall on Thursday at the Maine Commerce Center in Augusta. There was a long line of traffic leaving the complex around noon when Gov. Paul LePage closed state offices early because of the weather. Legislative and judicial offices in Augusta never opened since they'd called a weather closing early in the morning.

A tow truck operator hooks onto a vehicle that slid off the Garland Road in Winslow during a nor'easter on Thursday. Winslow police were busy as cars and trucks became stuck on the nearby China Road as well.

Justin Howard's face is crusted with the frozen spray of snow while using a snowblower to clear snow from the storm at his home in Benton on Thursday.

Shoveling is a futile exercise for this man in Sidney on Thursday as the heavy snow quickly erased his efforts.

An employee at Gagne Cement in Sidney stands in the doorway of a garage Thursday as he prepares to load a truck in the snow.

Bundled in a winter coat, Clyde Goodwin walks during the snowstorm in Waterville on Thursday. Goodwin said he didn't mind the blizzard-like conditions saying, "I'm dressed for it in this coat that's good to 45 degrees below zero."

Snow blankets the town of Poland Thursday morning as a nor'easter moves into the region, with snowfall totals predicted to be in the 6-10 inch range across central Maine.

Snow blankets the town of Poland Thursday morning as a nor'easter moves into the region, with snowfall totals predicted to be in the 6-10 inch range across central Maine.

Postal carrier Kevin Pendexter walks though blizzard-like conditions while delivering the mail in Waterville during storm on Thursday. Pendexter took the harsh weather in stride. "This is nothing," he said.

Pashant, a Colby College sophomore, walks through the blizzard-like conditions on his way to class in Waterville on Thursday.

Chelsie Herrin clears the snow from her car parked in The Concourse after being sent home early from work Thursday at the Loyal Biscuit after the store closed early because of a nor'easter pounding the region.

Kaleb Moore, left, helps his friend Chris Hodgdon, right, remove Hodgdon's sled from a deep creek in the woods between Washington Street and Lincoln Street in Waterville on Thursday.

Chris Hodgdon, 16, climbs over his stranded snowmobile in a brook in the woods near Washington Street and Lincoln Street in Waterville on Thursday. Hodgdon misjudged the depth of the brook during an afternoon ride through the woods.

Kaleb Moore, left, helps his friend Chris Hodgdon, right, remove Hodgdon's sled from a deep creek in the woods between Washington Street and Lincoln Street in Waterville during a major snowstorm on Thursday.

Chris Hodgdon, 16, hitches ride on the hood of his friend's car to his stuck snowmobile in the woods by Washington Street and Lincoln Street in Waterville during blizzard-like conditions on Thursday.

A nordic skier makes fresh tracks at the Quarry Road Recreational Area in Waterville as a nor'easter descended on the region.