Maine, 2017

Heavy Snow in Maine, April 1 to 2, 2017

April 1 to 2, 2017 · NWS GYX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 31st moved very slowly to just southeast of Long Island, NY, by the morning of April 1st and then southeast of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 2nd. The storm brought heavy snow to the western portions of the State, with amounts ranging from about 6 inches in eastern Sagadahoc, eastern Androscoggin and eastern Oxford Counties to…

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
8

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.

An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 31st moved very slowly to just southeast of Long Island, NY, by the morning of April 1st and then southeast of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 2nd. The storm brought heavy snow to the western portions of the State, with amounts ranging from about 6 inches in eastern Sagadahoc, eastern Androscoggin and eastern Oxford Counties to more than a foot across northern York and southern Oxford Counties.

Although the heaviest snow ended during the afternoon of the 1st, some light snow persisted into the early morning hours of the 2nd.

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 Mar 31, 4:07 PM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 4:07 PM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 11:54 AM EST, 12 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

NHZ002-004-006-009-010-012-013-011700-
Southern Coos-Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New Hampshire,
northern New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

Another storm system will impact the region Tuesday and Tuesday
night. While confidence in precipitation type is low...if snow
falls...plowable amounts are possible.

An additional storm system may reach the region as early as Thursday.
While precipitation type is still uncertain, this system has the
potential to bring rain or snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ012-018>020-023-024-NHZ014-011700-
Southern Oxford-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, southwest Maine,
western Maine and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

Another storm system will impact the region Tuesday and Tuesday
night. While confidence in precipitation type is low...if snow
falls...plowable amounts are possible.

An additional storm system may reach the region as early as Thursday.
While precipitation type is still uncertain, this system has the
potential to bring rain or snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NHZ003-005-007-008-011-015-011700-
Northern Grafton-Southern Grafton-Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for New Hampshire, central New
Hampshire, northern New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

Another storm system will impact the region Tuesday and Tuesday
night. While confidence in precipitation type is low...if snow
falls...plowable amounts are possible.

An additional storm system may reach the region as early as Thursday.
While precipitation type is still uncertain, this system has the
potential to bring rain or snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ009-014-022-026>028-011700-
Central Somerset-Southern Somerset-Interior Waldo-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine and west
central Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Snow is expected to gradually overspread the region tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Light to moderate snow is expected on Saturday...tapering off during
the afternoon from north to south. One to as much as four inches of
snow is possible with this storm.

Another storm system will impact the region Tuesday
and Tuesday night. While confidence in precipitation type is
low...if snow falls...plowable amounts are possible.

An additional storm system may reach the region as early as Thursday.
While precipitation type is still uncertain, this system has the
potential to bring rain or snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ007-008-013-021-025-NHZ001-011700-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Franklin-Kennebec-
Sagadahoc-Northern Coos-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, western
Maine and northern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

Another storm system will impact the region Tuesday and Tuesday
night. While confidence in precipitation type is low...if snow
falls...plowable amounts are possible.

An additional storm system may reach the region as early as Thursday.
While precipitation type is still uncertain, this system has the
potential to bring rain or snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ150>154-011700-
Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-
Penobscot Bay-
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM-
Casco Bay-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a chance for gale force winds on Tuesday as low pressure
moves near southern New England.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ARNOTT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:01 PM EST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Androscoggin

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Androscoggin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal York

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal York forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Interior Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior York

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Interior York forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Sagadahoc forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 2, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
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

More

Every storm in Maine in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, April 2017

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: 689945, 689946, 689947, 689948, 689949, 690022, 690023, 690024.