Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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 in Maine, January 6 to 7, 2002
A large area of low pressure over the southeastern states on the morning of the 6th moved northeastward along the coast to over Nova Scotia by the morning of the 7th. The storm brought 4 to 8 inches of snow to the western Maine mountains and foothills with lesser amounts south and east 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
A large area of low pressure over the southeastern states on the morning of the 6th moved northeastward along the coast to over Nova Scotia by the morning of the 7th. The storm brought 4 to 8 inches of snow to the western Maine mountains and foothills with lesser amounts south and east of the mountains. Along the coast, only 1 to 2 inches of snow fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM 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, Kennebec
- When
- January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6, 2002
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, January 6 to 7, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Tornado in Maryland, January 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 6 to 7, 2002
More
Every storm in Maine in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2002
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: 5279951, 5279952, 5279953, 5279954, 5279955, 5279956, 5279957, 5280101, 5280102.