Maine, 2019

Heavy Snow in Maine, April 8 to 9, 2019

April 8 to 9, 2019 · NWS CAR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Low pressure developing in the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to portions of northwest Maine. Snow developed during the afternoon of the 8th and persisted into the early morning hours of the 9th.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

Low pressure developing in the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to portions of northwest Maine. Snow developed during the afternoon of the 8th and persisted into the early morning hours of the 9th. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred during the early morning hours of the 9th. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Somerset

When
April 8, 1:00 PM EST to April 9, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Northern Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Piscataquis

When
April 8, 1:00 PM EST to April 9, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 812896, 812898.