Winter Storm, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- December 20, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 20, 2000
An intensifying low lifting through the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to the region. with the higher totals across northwest and extreme northern portions of 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 generally ranged from 7 to 12 inches...with the higher totals across northwest and extreme northern portions of 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 20, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 20, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 20, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 20, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 20, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, December 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 20, 2000
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 20, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 20 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 20 to 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 20, 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: 5159892, 5166419, 5166420, 5166421, 5166422.