Winter Weather — Southern Franklin, Maine

2024-01-14 · Southern Franklin, Maine

Event narrative

Snow squalls arrived in the western Maine mountains during the late afternoon on the 14th. The automated weather observing equipment at the hospital in Farmington observed visibility of one quarter mile with gusty winds. 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 1152711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.