Cold air wrapping around low pressure crossing the Gulf of Maine allowed rain to transition to snow across northern Aroostook county. with snow then continuing through the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Cold air wrapping around low pressure crossing the Gulf of Maine allowed rain to transition to snow across northern Aroostook county. The transition to snow occurred during the early morning hours of the 30th...with snow then continuing through the afternoon. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches...with local totals of 10 to 12 inches across extreme northern portions of Aroostook county. The greatest snow accumulations occurred across the Saint John River Valley and higher elevation areas.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 5 to 8 inches...with local totals of 10 to 12 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 8 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, March 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 152930, 152931.