Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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, January 16 to 17, 2000
spreading heavy snow across the region. The coastal low continued to intensify as it tracked toward Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of the 17th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Low pressure tracking eastward across Quebec Province merged with a developing low along the Maine coast during the morning of the 16th...spreading heavy snow across the region. The coastal low continued to intensify as it tracked toward Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of the 17th. The heaviest snows fell across Downeast areas where 15 to 20 inches of accumulation were common with up to 21 inches reported at Orono and 23 inches at Dennysville. Snowfall totals tapered off further north with 8 to 12 inches of accumulation reported across northern Maine. Strong winds in the wake of the low caused widespread blowing and drifting producing drifts several feet deep in many locations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Coastal Hancock
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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, Coastal Washington
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Hancock
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 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, Northern Penobscot
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 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, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 AM 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
- January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 7:00 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
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- Tornado in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Washington, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, January 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 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: 5128370, 5128371, 5128372, 5128373, 5128374, 5128375, 5128376, 5128377, 5128378, 5128379, 5128380, 5128381.