Heavy Snow, Central Piscataquis
- When
- January 4, 6:00 PM EST to January 5, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2003
brought general snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches. localized accumulations to around 18 inches were also reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracking along the New England Coast...through the Gulf of Maine to the maritimes...brought general snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches. However...localized accumulations to around 18 inches were also reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Penobscot
- When
- January 4, 6:00 PM EST to January 5, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- January 4, 6:00 PM EST to January 5, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (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
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 4, 2003
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 4, 2003
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 4 to 5, 2003
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2003
- Winter Weather in New York, January 4, 2003
- Blizzard in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 2003
More
Every storm in Maine in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2003
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: 5338903, 5338904, 5338905.