Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, January 1 to 2, 2008
An area of low pressure over the Great Lakes weakened on New Year's Day as a secondary low formed off the North Carolina coast and then moved rapidly northeastward during the day as it intensified. The low moved through the Gulf of Maine overnight to near Nova Scotia by 7 am, January 2nd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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.
An area of low pressure over the Great Lakes weakened on New Year's Day as a secondary low formed off the North Carolina coast and then moved rapidly northeastward during the day as it intensified. The low moved through the Gulf of Maine overnight to near Nova Scotia by 7 am, January 2nd.
The storm brought heavy snow to much of the region, with a mix of snow and rain along the immediate coast of York and Cumberland Counties. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 6 to 10 inches across most of the area, with the highest amounts in the foothills where some areas received over a foot of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal York
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior York
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kennebec
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (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
- Avalanche and High Wind in Washington, January 1, 2008
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 1 to 2, 2008
- High Wind in California, January 1, 2008
- Drought in Alabama, January 1 to 31, 2008
- Winter Storm in New York, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Drought in North Carolina, January 1 to 31, 2008
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 1 to 2, 2008
More
Every storm in Maine in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2008
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: 76689, 76690, 76691, 76692, 76693, 76694, 76695, 76696, 76697, 76698, 76699, 76700, 76701, 76702, 76703, 76704, 76705.