Maine, 2001

Heavy Snow in Maine, February 22 to 23, 2001

February 22 to 23, 2001 · NWS GYX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

An trough of low pressure extending from an intense low in the Atlantic to a weak low moving through southern Canada brought a light to moderate snowfall to much of western and central Maine. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 6 inches with the greatest accumulations occurring along the coast and in central areas south of the mountains.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • 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
9

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 GYX wrote it up.

An trough of low pressure extending from an intense low in the Atlantic to a weak low moving through southern Canada brought a light to moderate snowfall to much of western and central Maine. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 6 inches with the greatest accumulations occurring along the coast and in central areas south of the mountains.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 22, 8:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 8:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
845 PM EST THU FEB 22 2001

JUST A QUICK ZN UPDT TO FRESHEN 1ST PRD WRDING FR THE OVRNGT. BASIC
FCST IDEAS STILL SAME.

OFFSHR...NO CHNGS.

GYX...GLW MAY BE NEEDED FRI NIGHT.

EJS

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal Waldo

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal Waldo forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal York

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal York forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Interior Waldo forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Kennebec

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Kennebec forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Knox

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Sagadahoc forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset

When
February 22, 11:00 PM EST to February 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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

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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: 5232834, 5232835, 5232836, 5232837, 5232838, 5232839, 5232840, 5232841, 5232842.