Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
A rapidly intensifying low tracking along the Maine coast produced heavy snow across the region. with localized totals of around 12 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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.
A rapidly intensifying low tracking along the Maine coast produced heavy snow across the region. Storm snowfall totals generally ranged from 6 to 10 inches...with localized totals of around 12 inches. The heaviest snows generally fell across central and northern portions of the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Coastal Hancock
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Hancock
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Washington
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 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, Northern Penobscot
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 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 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 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 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 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, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Penobscot
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- December 30, 6:00 PM EST to December 31, 4:00 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 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 30, 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: 5166959, 5166960, 5166961, 5166962, 5166963, 5166964, 5166965, 5166966, 5166967, 5166968, 5166969.