Maine, 2014

Heavy Snow in Maine, January 25 to 26, 2014

January 25 to 26, 2014 · NWS CAR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A surface low and upper disturbance crossed the region from the afternoon of the 25th into the early morning hours of the 26th. Snow developed during the afternoon of the 25th and continued into the early morning hours of the 26th.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 CAR wrote it up.

A surface low and upper disturbance crossed the region from the afternoon of the 25th into the early morning hours of the 26th. Snow developed during the afternoon of the 25th and continued into the early morning hours of the 26th. Warnings verified during the late evening hours of the 25th. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 9 inches.

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 Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 11:13 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 11:13 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Aroostook

When
January 25, 12:30 PM EST to January 26, 3:00 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 7 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southeast Aroostook

When
January 25, 12:30 PM EST to January 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Southeast 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 7 to 9 inches.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 495920, 495921.