Maine, 2022

Winter Storm in Maine, January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Low pressure formed along a stalled frontal boundary in the southern Appalachians and began to deepen at is approached the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Over the next 9 hours the storm strengthened another 16 mb, however it tracked outside of the benchmark and remained on the outskirts of the Gulf of Maine.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 formed along a stalled frontal boundary in the southern Appalachians and began to deepen at is approached the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Over the next 9 hours the storm strengthened another 16 mb, however it tracked outside of the benchmark and remained on the outskirts of the Gulf of Maine. A laterally translating quasi-stationary band of heavy snowfall developed over southern New England and slid east northeastward through the Boston area but not quite close enough to affect more than the extreme southwestern Maine coastline.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Coastal York

When
January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal York forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow overspread coastal York County very early in the morning on the 7th. Snow was moderate to heavy through daybreak, after which the snow remained generally light through mid afternoon. The heaviest snow remained just offshore, but snow totals ranged from 5 to 8 inches.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 994305.