Maine, 2024

Winter Storm in Maine, January 28 to 29, 2024

January 28 to 29, 2024 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Early on the 28th a low pressure was developing over the Tennessee River Valley. It lifted northeast through the day, occluding and developing a secondary low pressure center along the North Carolina coastline.

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.

Early on the 28th a low pressure was developing over the Tennessee River Valley. It lifted northeast through the day, occluding and developing a secondary low pressure center along the North Carolina coastline. While the low center remained well out to sea, warm air advection created a strong thermal gradient between the low and high pressure over northern New England. This resulted in a narrow, but relatively heavy band of snow that more or less remained stationary into the morning of the 29th. Snowfall was fairly uniform south of the mountains, but an accumulation zone of near 6 inches was observed over southwestern Maine.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Interior York

When
January 28, 7:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 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)

Light precipitation began during the evening of the 28th as a mix of rain and snow as temperatures hovered in the low to mid 30s. Snow became predominate overnight as stronger lift led to heavier precipitation rates. Melting precipitation also gradually lowered temperatures towards freezing. A narrow band of heavier snowfall remained largely stationary over the area through the overnight. By the time snow tapered off on the morning of the 29th snowfall ranged from 4 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1152207.