Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, January 14, 2008
An area of low pressure moved slowly through the Great Lakes on the 13th as a secondary low formed off the North Carolina coast and then intensified as it moved slowly northeastward during the day and overnight. The intensifying low moved slowly through the Gulf of Maine during the day on the 14th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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 moved slowly through the Great Lakes on the 13th as a secondary low formed off the North Carolina coast and then intensified as it moved slowly northeastward during the day and overnight. The intensifying low moved slowly through the Gulf of Maine during the day on the 14th.
The storm brought heavy snow to much of western Maine. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 7 inches over the mountains, but increased significantly over the foothills and interior zones where amounts ranged upward to 14 to 20 inches. Coastal areas generally received between 9 and 12 inches of snow from the storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal York
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior York
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kennebec
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 14, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- 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
- Strong Wind in Washington, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 14, 2008
- Dense Fog in California, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 14 to 15, 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: 76715, 76716, 76717, 76718, 76719, 76720, 76721, 76722, 76723, 76724, 76725, 76726, 76727, 76728.