Maine, 2019Heavy Snow in Maine, January 29 to 30, 2019
January 29 to 30, 2019 · NWS CAR · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
reaching southern Maine during the early morning hours of the 30th. The low then lifted north across Maine through the 30th.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Intensifying low pressure lifted toward Maine during the 29th...reaching southern Maine during the early morning hours of the 30th. The low then lifted north across Maine through the 30th. Snow developed from the late evening of the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. The heaviest snows generally occurred to the west of the low track. To the east of the track...warmer air was drawn north allowing the snow to transition to a wintry mix and rain. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 6 to 8 inches. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred through the late morning and early afternoon of the 30th.
Heavy Snow, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- January 29, 11:00 PM EST to January 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest 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 6 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Somerset
- When
- January 29, 11:00 PM EST to January 30, 2:30 PM 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 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- January 29, 11:00 PM EST to January 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Central Piscataquis
- When
- January 29, 11:00 PM EST to January 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Central Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- January 29, 11:00 PM EST to January 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 7 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- January 30, 1:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM 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 5 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Penobscot
- When
- January 30, 1:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 802686, 802688, 802689, 802691, 802693, 802696, 802700.