Diego Schair-Cardona, 11, brushes snow off his mother’s car on Stratton Street on Wednesday morning.

Peter Buchanan snowblows his driveway in Kennebunk, which received 6 inches of snow, on Wednesday.

Swirling snow is illuminated by spotlights as Peaks Island resident Maria Peñalver crosses the ramp to board the 6:15 a.m. ferry to Portland on Wednesday morning.

Retriever mix Gus bounds through freshly fallen snow on the Eastern Promenade while playing with Portland resident Mike Saucier.

Peaks Island commuters cross the boarding ramp for the 6:15 a.m. ferry to Portland.

Jo Moyer-Battick trudges through a snow-covered sidewalk on Ocean Street in South Portland while Ljubisa Filipovic clears a parking lot. Both said they were caught unawares by the depth of snow after many forecasts called for about an inch overnight.

A snow plow clears snow along Route 1 in Kennebunk.

The driver of this car was transported to the hospital following a crash on Tuttle Road late Tuesday night.

A snow plow clears snow from Route 1 in Kennebunk on Wednesday. The heavy, wet snow made for a messy morning commute in southern Maine.

The snow-covered rooftops on the East End of Portland as seen from Back Cove after an overnight snowfall on Wednesday

Cooper, left, and Edgar wrestle over a toy while out with Edgar's owner Stephanie Greenbaum in Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday.

Cooper jumps on top of his friend Edgar while wrestling over a toy while out playing with Edgar's owner Stephanie Greenbaum in Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday.

Marcus Knudsen, of Westbrook, jumps off a ramp with his snowboard at Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday. Knudsen and some friends made the ramp with the fresh snow Portland got overnight.

Davey Wiltse, of Westbrook, jumps off a flat rail with his snowboard at Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday. Wiltse and some friends spent the late morning enjoying the fresh snow Portland got overnight.

A woman skis along Back Cove in Portland on Wednesday after an overnight snowfall.