Winter Storm, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- December 14, 5:00 AM EST to December 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, December 14 to 15, 2000
An intensifying low lifting through the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to the region. with localized totals in excess of 12 inches reported across northwest Aroostook county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
An intensifying low lifting through the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to the region. Storm snowfall totals of 7 to 12 inches were common...with localized totals in excess of 12 inches reported across northwest Aroostook county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Penobscot
- When
- December 14, 5:00 AM EST to December 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- December 14, 5:00 AM EST to December 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- December 14, 5:00 AM EST to December 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- December 14, 5:00 AM EST to December 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 14 to 15, 2000
- Avalanche in Utah, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, December 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159365, 5159873, 5159874, 5159875, 5159876.