Maine, 2000

Winter Storm in Maine, January 25 to 26, 2000

January 25 to 26, 2000 · NWS CAR · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Low pressure lifting northward across Maine spread heavy snow across northern portions and the northwest mountains of the region where 6 to 10 inches of snow accumulated.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 lifting northward across Maine spread heavy snow across northern portions and the northwest mountains of the region where 6 to 10 inches of snow accumulated.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Central Penobscot

When
January 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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, Northeast Aroostook

When
January 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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 25, 2:00 PM EST to January 26, 8:00 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

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: 5128477, 5128478, 5128479, 5128480, 5128481, 5128482, 5128483, 5128484.