Maine, 2023Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023 · NWS CAR · 14 events in 13 counties and zones
with a trof extending between the two systems. The intensifying secondary low tracked across the Gulf of Maine to the Maritimes from late on the 3rd into the 4th.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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.
Low pressure weakened across Quebec province during the 3rd while a secondary coastal low developed...with a trof extending between the two systems. The intensifying secondary low tracked across the Gulf of Maine to the Maritimes from late on the 3rd into the 4th. Snow developed during the early morning hours of the 4th...then persisted through the afternoon. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred through the late morning and early afternoon of the 4th. The greatest snow accumulations occurred along the trof axis which extended from northern Somerset county...across Piscataquis county and central/southern portions of Penobscot county...to interior Hancock county. Accumulations in this band generally ranged from 6 to 8 inches. However...localized accumulations of up to around 10 inches occurred across the higher terrain of Piscataquis county. Snow totals diminished to the east of the heaviest band. Snow totals elsewhere across the region ranged from 4 to 7 inches across the southeast areas...to 1 to 3 inches across northeast areas.
Winter Weather, Northern Washington
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Winter Weather, Coastal Hancock
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Winter Weather, Central Washington
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Heavy Snow, Central Piscataquis
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 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 8 to 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 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 8 to 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Penobscot
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern 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 9 inches.
Heavy Snow, Interior Hancock
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Central Washington
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 7 inches.
Heavy Snow, Central Penobscot
- When
- December 4, 12:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central 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.
Winter Weather, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 3 to 5 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Somerset
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Penobscot
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 8 inches...with the greater totals across southern areas.
Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- December 4, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 2 to 7 inches...with the greater totals across western areas.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1153112, 1153113, 1153114, 1153117, 1153118, 1153119, 1153120, 1153121, 1153122, 1153110, 1153124, 1153126, 1153127, 1153109.