Winter Storm — Interior York, Maine

2024-01-28 to 2024-01-29 · Interior York, Maine

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152207. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.