YORK COUNTY — The season’s first significant winter storm dumped more than 10 inches across parts of York County on Sunday, and there’s more on the way today.

As of Monday morning, Saco had received 13.5 inches of powder, according to Meteorologist Bob Marine with National Weather Service in Gray. Hollis received 11.3 inches overnight, and Limington had received 10.5.

Those in Kennebunk woke up to 14.5 inches of snow outside their doors, this morning.

The storm led to warnings from police in several communities regarding travel, incuding the town of Wells, and speed limits were reduced to 45 M.P.H. on the Maine Turnpike as conditions continued to worsen.

The storm also resulted in preemptive closures of several school districts and municipal offices today, in Regional School Unit 57, Massabesic; Sanford; Biddeford; Old Orchard Beach; and Saco. All York County courts and government offices are also closed today. The University of New England’s Biddeford and Portland campus are closed, as well.

Also closed are all of Southern Maine Health Care physician’s offices and walk-in care centers “for the safety of our patients and staff,” a release from the hospital reads.

SMHC’s medical centers and emergency departments in Biddeford and Sanford, however, remain open around the clock.

And, not to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s more snow on the way.

From 7 a.m. onward, according to Meteorologist Nikki Becker, Biddeford should expect about 3.5 inches of snow until the storm tapers off late in the afternoon. For Sanford, residents can expect between 2-4 inches of snow during the same period, Becker said.

The totals might not seem like much, but the big concern is wind, Becker said.

“The big story for Monday is the fact that in early morning hours the wind starts to pick up from the northwest, and you’re looking at sustained winds potentially around 30 M.P.H.,” Becker said. “As your snow is tapering off, you’ll have tons of issues of drifting on the amount of snow that fell over Sunday night and into the early morning hours of Monday.”

Becker said residents should expect wind gusts upward of 40-45 M.P.H., so bundle up if you have to be outside.

Becker said Biddeford should expect a total 12-15 inches of snow over the two-day period, but wind will cause an uneven distribution of the white stuff, and will make visibility an issue for motorists.

She said the Sanford area can expect between 12-16 inches through Monday afternoon. Marine said snow was to taper off across southern Maine around noon.

And, don’t call it a blizzard: today’s storm is a Nor’easter. Yes, there is a difference, Becker said.

Nor’easters are classified as storms led by northeastern winds up along the coast, and they don’t always have to be snowstorms.

“You can have a Nor’easter any time of year technically; it doesn’t have to be technically associated with snow,” she said. “You can have a heavy rain event.”

Blizzards are more strictly defined, Becker said. Those types of storms have to be associated with visibility of a quarter mile or less, sustained winds or gusts of wind 35 M.P.H. or greater and some kind of snowfall or blowing snow.

There’s also some winter weather expected for Wednesday, Becker said. Although the NWS doesn’t predict snowfall totals this far in advance, Becker said the event won’t be as powerful as this weekend’s.

“There is the potential for some weather Wednesday into Thursday and then again over next weekend, but the detail of that and the temperatures can change between now and then,” she said.

— Staff Writer Alan Bennett can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 329 or [email protected].