Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- December 6, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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 in Maine, December 6, 2010
A persistent and quasi-stationary area of low pressure near northern Maine brought upslope snows to the mountains of central Somerset County on the 6th and 7th of the month. Snowfall amounts ranged from about 11 to about 14 inches during the two days, with most of the snow falling during the day on the 6th.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A persistent and quasi-stationary area of low pressure near northern Maine brought upslope snows to the mountains of central Somerset County on the 6th and 7th of the month. Snowfall amounts ranged from about 11 to about 14 inches during the two days, with most of the snow falling during the day on the 6th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Cold in South Carolina, December 6, 2010
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 6 to 7, 2010
- Strong Wind in California, December 6, 2010
- Winter Storm in New York, December 6 to 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 6, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 6 to 7, 2010
- Winter Weather in Colorado, December 6 to 8, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 6, 2010
- Ice Storm in Idaho, December 6, 2010
More
Every storm in Maine in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, December 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 270943.