Heavy Snow, Coastal York
- When
- January 8, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 12:00 AM 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 in Maine, January 8 to 9, 2005
Low pressure passing near Cape Cod on Saturday, the 8th of January resulted in a widespread snowfall of 1 to 6 inches across southern and central Maine. An isolated band of of heavy snow persisted over York county where accumulations of 5 to 9 inches where reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 passing near Cape Cod on Saturday, the 8th of January resulted in a widespread snowfall of 1 to 6 inches across southern and central Maine. An isolated band of of heavy snow persisted over York county where accumulations of 5 to 9 inches where reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Interior York
- When
- January 8, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 12:00 AM 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)
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
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 8 to 12, 2005
- Heavy Rain in California, January 8, 2005
- Storm Surge in California, January 8 to 11, 2005
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 8, 2005
- Storm Surge and High Surf in California, January 8 to 9, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, January 8, 2005
- Flood in Kentucky, January 8 to 10, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
More
Every storm in Maine in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2005
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: 5438874, 5438875.