Winter Storm, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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)
Winter Storm in Maine, January 31, 2000
Low pressure tracking through Maine toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence brought heavy snows to northern portions and the northwest mountains of the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 through Maine toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence brought heavy snows to northern portions and the northwest mountains of the state. Total snow accumulations generally ranged from 6 to 10 inches...with up to 12 inches reported across the northwest mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 31, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 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)
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
- Winter Storm in New York, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 31, 2000
- Flood in Idaho, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, January 31, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 31, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, January 31, 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: 5127620, 5128485, 5128486, 5128487, 5128488, 5128489, 5128490.