Maine, 2000

Blizzard in Maine, January 21 to 22, 2000

January 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS CAR · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

toward Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 tracked along the Atlantic coast...passing east of the Gulf of Maine...toward Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Heavy snow wrapped back across eastern Maine around the low. At the same time...winds rapidly increased to sustained speeds of 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts in excess of 40 mph. The strong winds produced widespread blowing and drifting with visibilities frequently reduced to near zero in blizzard conditions. Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were common across Washington...Hancock and eastern portions of Aroostook county. Drifts several feet deep were common across the region. The winds also contributed to wind chills of 40 to 60 below zero at times.

The radar

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Event by event

6 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Coastal Hancock

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

Blizzard, Coastal Washington

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

Blizzard, Interior Hancock

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

Blizzard, Interior Washington

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

Blizzard, Northeast Aroostook

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

Blizzard, Southeast Aroostook

When
January 21, 6:00 AM EST to January 22, 4:00 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)

What these are

Blizzard
Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5128382, 5128383, 5128473, 5128474, 5128475, 5128476.