Maine, 2001

Winter Weather in Maine, February 9, 2001

February 9, 2001 · NWS GYX · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

A large area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Great Lakes through eastern Ontario brought warm temperatures and a mixture of precipitation to the area. In most parts of western and central Maine, the precipitation started as a little light snow, but then changed quickly to freezing rain and eventually rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
17

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.

A large area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Great Lakes through eastern Ontario brought warm temperatures and a mixture of precipitation to the area. In most parts of western and central Maine, the precipitation started as a little light snow, but then changed quickly to freezing rain and eventually rain. The greatest snowfall amounts occurred in the mountains where 1 to 3 inches of snow fell before the precipitation changed to freezing rain. In York and Cumberland Counties, the precipitation started as freezing rain. Eventually temperatures warmed in all areas and any remaining precipitation changed to rain. By the morning of the 10th, temperatures were in the 30s and 40s across the area.

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 9, 2:54 AM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 2:54 AM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
255 AM EST THU FEB 8 2001

INTENSIFYING LOW PRES TO PASS NORTH OF AREA SATURDAY.  DECENT WAA
TODAY TO BRING MIXED PCPN TODAY.  WILL HAVE ADVSY UP ALL ZONES FOR
SOME FREZZING PCPN.  XPCT CSTL ZONES TO WARM ENUF TO END ZR BDURG
AFTN.  INTERIOR SCTNS WILL BE SLOWER TO WARM AND NRN/MTN ZNS LIKELY
WILL END WAA PCPN BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO NON FREEZING.

AMTS...LOOKING FOR 2-4 SNOW NRN/MTN ZNS...1-3 FOOTHILLS AND 2 OR
LESS ELSEWHERE WITH LITTLE ON THE CST.

SAT SHUD TURN WINDY WITH STRONG CAA AND GOOD LAPSE RATES.

MARINE...HAVE HOISTED GLW FOR TONIGHT AND SAT.  MAY NEED STW BY LATE
SAT.

.GYX...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT
MEZ007>009...MEZ012>014.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY MEZ018>020.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON MEZ023>025.

NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND EARLY TOVNIGHT NHZ001>004.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY NHZ005>010...NHZ013.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON NHZ014.

JFR

The radar

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

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Event by event

17 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Androscoggin

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Androscoggin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Central Somerset

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Central Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Coastal Cumberland

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Coastal Waldo

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Coastal York

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Interior Cumberland

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Interior Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Interior Waldo

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Interior York

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Interior York forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Kennebec

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Knox

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Northern Franklin

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Oxford

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sagadahoc

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Southern Franklin

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Oxford

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Somerset

When
February 9, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5232569, 5232570, 5232571, 5232572, 5232573, 5232574, 5232575, 5232576, 5232577, 5232578, 5232579, 5232580, 5232581, 5232582, 5232583, 5232584, 5232585.