Winter Storm in Maine, March 9 to 10, 2001

Name: Winter Storm in Maine, March 9 to 10, 2001
Start: 2001-03-09T22:00
End: 2001-03-10T17:00
Location: Maine

March 9 to 10, 2001 · NWS CAR · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

lifted northward along theMaine coast to the maritimes during the 10th. localized snowfall totals of 15 to 20 inches were reported across Downeast areas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 8

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.

An intensifying low along the southern New England coast during the 9th...lifted northward along theMaine coast to the maritimes during the 10th. The storm generally produced 6 to 12 inches of snow.However...localized snowfall totals of 15 to 20 inches were reported across Downeast areas.

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 Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 3:40 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:40 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
340 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2001

.SYNOPSIS...
AN INTENSIFYING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM CAPE COD EASTWARD INTO
THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA ON
SATURDAY AND THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE SATURDAY
NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH ON SUNDAY...THEN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN MONDAY.

DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WILL MIGRATE ACROSS GEORGIAS BANK EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AND HIGH TIDES...
WHICH WILL BE AROUND 10:30 TONIGHT...WILL LIKELY BE A COUPLE FEET ABOVE
AVERAGE IN MOST PLACES. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD DOWN EAST MAINE DURING THE
MID EVENING HOURS AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW
WILL PRESS NORTH ACROSS EASTERN MAINE DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT
OVERSPREADING EASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY BY DAWN. FORECAST MODELS ARE BEING
VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE OVER DOWN EAST MAINE WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES
FROM I-95 SOUTH AND EAST. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL EXTEND NORTH INTO
AROOSTOOK COUNTY FROM THIS SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A RANGE OVER THE
COUNTY WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...AROUND 8 INCHES...EXPECTED DOWN NEAR MARS
HILL AND THE LOWER AMOUNTS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN RIVER
VALLEYS. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS DOWNEAST AND DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN AREAS. SKIES WILL CLEAR AND WINDS WILL
LIGHTEN LATER SATURDAY NIGHT.

SUNDAY WILL BEGIN SUNNY...THEN A SMALL WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TO BRING SUNNY WEATHER
AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE NEXT MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL MOVE
IN TUESDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY NIGHTS SYSTEM SEEMS RATHER UNRESOLVED SINCE ITS A
REFLECTION OF ONE AMONG SEVERAL SHORT WAVES COMING INTO THE NORTHEAST EARLY
NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...MODELS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT AT LEAST A SMALL...
THOUGH INTENSE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
THIS NEXT STORM WILL COME CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING A CHANGE TO MIXED
PRECIPITATION OR RAIN IN SOME AREA...MAINLY SOUTH.

COASTAL WATERS: GALE WARNING TONIGHT FOR WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING
TO 35 KT. NORTHEAST WINDS 35 KT SATURDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST.

.CAR...WINTER STORM WARNING ZONES 2/4>6/10/11/15>17/29/30 TNGT INTO SAT.
       WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ZONES 1 AND 3 LATE TNGT INTO SAT.
       GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.

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The radar

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Central Penobscot

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 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, Coastal Hancock

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Coastal Washington

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Washington forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Interior Hancock

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Interior Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Interior Washington

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Interior Washington forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Penobscot

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 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, Southeast Aroostook

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 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)

Winter Storm, Southern Penobscot

When: March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.401, -68.649 (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

Every storm in Maine in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, March 2001

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: 5234318, 5234319, 5234320, 5234321, 5234322, 5234323, 5234324, 5234325.