Winter Weather in Interior Hancock, Maine

Storm total accumulation ranged 4 to 6 inches.

A strong area of low pressure tracked across Quebec province on Wednesday, January 10th. Strong southeasterly winds developed late on January 9th, before increasing in intensity during the early morning hours of January 10th. Warm air moved inland after midnight on January 9th, changing snow to rain along the immediate coast, followed by a more gradual change for interior areas throughout the day on January 10th. Strong to damaging winds crossed the entire state during the day on January 10th, with more widespread damage and higher wind gusts occurring along the coastline and I-95 corridor. Along the Maine coast, moderate to major coastal flooding occurred due to the alignment of a high astronomical high tide cycle, storm surge and large battering nearshore waves.