Heavy Snow — Northeast Aroostook, Maine

2024-01-16 to 2024-01-17 · Northeast Aroostook, Maine

Event narrative

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Wider weather episode

Intensifying low pressure tracked to the Gulf of Maine during the 16th. The low tracked along the Downeast coast and Washington county during the night of the 16th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 17th. Snow expanded across the region through the afternoon of the 16th...then persisted into the early morning hours of the 17th. Snow fell at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour during the evening of the 16th. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred during the late evening of the 16th. The heaviest snow fell across northeast Maine. Storm total snow accumulations across northern Maine generally ranged from 6 to 12 inches. Mixed precipitation resulted in lesser snow accumulations across Downeast areas. Snow accumulations across Downeast areas generally ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159627. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.