Franklin and Essex counties remained under a winter storm warning until 6 a.m. today, with predicted snow accumulations of 3 to 10 inches and a storm total of 10 to 20 inches. As of noon Thursday, the area had received an average of 5 inches of snow, with snow still falling at a good clip and some variability across the Tri-Lakes.

“The worst of it is probably over,” said NWS Burlington meteorologist Matthew Clay. “I still think we’re going to see an additional, probably 1 to 3 (inches) — maybe, localized, up to 4 (inches) — in the next 12 to 24 hours because it’s going to take a long time for the snow to taper off.”

Clay said that the heaviest snowfall from this nor’easter hit Vermont rather than New York, with almost every county in Vermont reporting at least one instance of double-digit snowfall. The highest reported amount of snowfall for this storm as of noon Thursday was 15 inches in Greensboro, Vermont.

This nor’easter delivered some “really impressive” snow, Clay said, but it’s not atypical for April in the Northeast.

Though stores have already started putting out Adirondack chairs and gardening supplies, the region got hit with a nor’easter on Thursday. (Enterprise photo — Sydney Emerson)

“The amounts are a little higher than what we usually see,” he said. “(It’s) a little unusual but nothing so uncommon it’s concerning.”

There should be some melting on Friday and Saturday as temperatures rise, with a more significant melt happening on Sunday as temperatures climb into the 40s, according to Clay. He said that the nor’easter should not impact any eclipse viewing on Monday, though those heading outside to catch a glimpse of totality should expect lots of mud and high, fast-running rivers.

National Grid Strategic Communications Manager Jared Paventi said there was a lot of tree damage in the Adirondacks and that falling trees making roads impassable had slowed restoration efforts. But he added that there weren’t many outages in the Tri-Lakes region.

Most outages were in the central New York, the capital region and the edges of the Adirondacks.

Nearly 9,000 National Grid customers in the North Creek, North Hudson region lost power. Around 565 customers in AuSable Forks, 515 in Raquette Lake and Long Lake and 92 in Black Brook lost power. Fewer than five customers in both Loon Lake and Onchiota had outages.

In the greater Tri-Lakes region, Paventi said there were around 520 total homes that lost power overnight on Wednesday to Thursday. By Thursday afternoon, around 300 were still out.

Paventi suspected that the worst of the storm has passed. Tree limbs might still break and hit lines, but the bulk of the damage was in the past by Thursday afternoon.

Tupper Lake village electric superintendent Mike Dominie said his system didn’t get much damage during the storm. A couple small trees fell on wires on Wednesday afternoon and another on Thursday morning.

The tree on Wednesday on a private back road didn’t break primary wires, Dominie said, and only one household lost power. Their power was restored within half an hour, he added.

Dominie said he’s not anticipating any more outages, though the snow is projected to keep falling through Friday morning.

At noon Thursday, both the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid fire departments reported a quiet snowstorm. Neither department had received any calls.

The town of Jay experienced sporadic outages on Thursday as well as some fallen trees. Deputy town Supervisor Tom McDonald said that the “phenomenal crew” at the highway department worked through the night to clear the roads.

At one point, more than 100 people in Jay were experiencing an outage, and the town contemplated opening up the community center as a warming station and shelter. McDonald said that, as the outages have been fixed, it doesn’t seem like the town will need to do that now. As for the “spring weather,” he said he was trying to enjoy it.

“I’ve got my Christmas music playing and looking at the snow globe out the window,” he said.

Keene experienced brief outages, too, according to town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson Jr.

“Power is flickering on and off in both hamlets. It was really bad first thing (Thursday) morning, but it slowed down a bit, thankfully,” he said.

There were also some branches down in the road, but Wilson reported that they’ve been cleared and state Route 73 through Keene is in “decent shape.” The outages affected the town water plants, as their old equipment needs to be manually reset every time the power goes off and on.

Wilson said that his biggest concern was how the lingering snow is going to affect people traveling to the area on Sunday for the eclipse on Monday. He said he’s worried about people who are ignoring the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s warnings and plan on going into the backcountry to view the eclipse, as the backcountry is going to have some snowy, dangerous conditions following this storm.

Wilmington also experienced a few short outages, town Supervisor Favor Smith said. They did not last longer than 30 seconds. He said the town received between 8 and 10 inches of snow by 2 p.m. Thursday and the roads were “pretty good.”

“I just drove around some of the town and county roads, and they’re all clear,” Smith said. “The ground is warm enough that it isn’t really accumulating. There’ll be slushy parts, but overall, it’s pretty clear.”