Maine, 2001

Heavy Snow in Maine, January 15 to 16, 2001

January 15 to 16, 2001 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Low pressure developed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast on Monday, the 15th, as a second low over the Great Lakes weakened. The coastal low moved slowly northeastward along the coast to just south of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 16th.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • 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 GYX wrote it up.

Low pressure developed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast on Monday, the 15th, as a second low over the Great Lakes weakened. The coastal low moved slowly northeastward along the coast to just south of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 16th. Light snow spread across western Maine early on the morning of the 15th and continued into the afternoon of the 16th. Moderate snowfall amounts were reported in the mountains and foothills where 3 to 7 inches of snow fell; south of the foothills, 1 to 2 inches of snow fell.

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Central Somerset

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset

When
January 15, 5:00 AM EST to January 16, 4:00 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5230467, 5230468, 5230469, 5230470, 5230471, 5230472.