Maine, 2009Heavy Snow in Maine, January 7 to 8, 2009
January 7 to 8, 2009 · NWS CAR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Intensifying low pressure tracking across the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to northern and northwest Maine. then continued through the early morning hours of the 8th.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Intensifying low pressure tracking across the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to northern and northwest Maine. The snow began during the afternoon of the 7th...then continued through the early morning hours of the 8th. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 11 inches. The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times...with ice accumulations 1/10 of an inch or less.
Heavy Snow, Central Piscataquis
- When
- January 7, 2:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:00 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)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Localized ice accumulations were 1/10 of an inch or less.
Heavy Snow, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- January 7, 3:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 11 inches. Localized ice accumulations were 1/10 of an inch or less.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- January 7, 3:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches. Localized ice accumulations were 1/10 of an inch or less.
Heavy Snow, Northern Somerset
- When
- January 7, 3:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Localized ice accumulations were 1/10 of an inch or less.
Heavy Snow, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- January 7, 3:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Localized ice accumulations were 1/10 of an inch or less.
- 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.
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Washington, January 7 to 10, 2009$72 million · 15 events
- Debris Flow and Avalanche in Washington, January 7 to 11, 2009$13 million · 7 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in North Carolina, January 7 to 8, 2009$464,000 · 55 kt wind · 50 events
- High Wind in Colorado, January 7, 20093 injured · $1.0 million · 93 kt wind · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 7, 20092 injured · $284,000 · 12 events
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 7, 2009$320,000 · 18 events
- Debris Flow in North Carolina, January 7, 20092 injured · $200,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 7, 2009$80,000 · 68 kt wind · 21 events
- High Wind in South Carolina, January 7, 2009$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 7, 2009$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 7 to 8, 2009$65,000 · 7 events
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 7, 2009$70,000 · 5 events
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: 150619, 150614, 150615, 150616, 150617.