Maine, 2001

Heavy Snow in Maine, January 5 to 6, 2001

January 5 to 6, 2001 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A large area of low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes and a developing low off the southern New England coast brought a moderate snowfall to the southwestern part of the state. Most of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, and southern Oxford Counties received from 3 to 6 inches of snow.

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.

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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.

A large area of low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes and a developing low off the southern New England coast brought a moderate snowfall to the southwestern part of the state. Most of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, and southern Oxford Counties received from 3 to 6 inches of snow. Farther east, warmer air from the Atlantic changed the snow to sleet, freezing rain, and rain over the mid-coast region.

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Androscoggin

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 2:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 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 York

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 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 Cumberland

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 2:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Interior York

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 2:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford

When
January 5, 9:00 PM EST to January 6, 2:00 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)

What these are

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

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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: 5230476, 5230477, 5230478, 5230479, 5230480, 5230481.