Winter Weather — Coastal York, Maine

2024-01-14 · Coastal York, Maine

Event narrative

Snow squalls arrived in southwest Maine during the late afternoon on the 14th. The Kennebunk webcam on the Maine Turnpike observed visibility of one quarter mile with quick, light accumulations on the highway. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snowfall amounts were generally less than 1 inch, but a few locations where squalls were more persistent received up to 2 inches.

Wider weather episode

Early on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York. By late afternoon snow squalls moved out of New Hampshire and into western Maine. A well organized line of snow squalls began to break up after crossing the Saco River Valley. The worst conditions continued through the foothills into the Kennebec River Valley. Numerous observations of snow squalls were reported by automated weather equipment, webcams, and trained spotters.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152706. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.