Maine, 2011

Heavy Snow in Maine, January 12 to 13, 2011

January 12 to 13, 2011 · NWS GYX · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

Low pressure off the Carolina coast on the morning of the 11th intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northeast to near Cape Cod by the morning of the 12th, and then to just east of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 13th. The storm brought heavy snow to the state with some mixed precipitation along the immediate coast.

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.

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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.

Low pressure off the Carolina coast on the morning of the 11th intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northeast to near Cape Cod by the morning of the 12th, and then to just east of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 13th. The storm brought heavy snow to the state with some mixed precipitation along the immediate coast. Snowfall amounts ranged from about 6 inches on the north side of the western mountains to 12 to 18 inches across much of the remainder of the area. Along the immediate coast, snowfall amounts ranged downward to about 6 inches due to the mixed precipitation.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 12, 3:39 AM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 3:39 AM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Androscoggin

When
January 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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, Coastal Cumberland

When
January 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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, Sagadahoc

When
January 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Central Somerset

When
January 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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, Northern Franklin

When
January 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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 12, 5:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 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)

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

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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: 271123, 271124, 271125, 271126, 271127, 271128, 271129, 271130, 271131, 271132, 271133, 271134, 271135, 271136, 271137, 271138, 271139.