Winter Weather — Northern Washington, Maine

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Northern Washington, Maine

Event narrative

Storm total snow accumulations of 4-6 inches.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure system off the mid-Atlantic coast slides northeast, around New England. Stayed relatively south of the Maine coast, so heaviest snowfall occurred in Washington and Hancock counties. Snow began very late on the 19th, and lasted until the morning of the 20th. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred during the early morning hours on the 20th. Penobscot county saw roughly 2-6 inches of snow. Northern Hancock county saw 4-6 inches of snow, and coastal Hancock saw 6-8 inches of snow. Northern Washington county received 4-6 inches of snow, coastal Washington received 6-10 inches of snow. Aroostook, Piscataquis, and Somerset county saw lower snowfall totals due to lower storm track, only producing roughly 1-3 inches in these locations. Little to no impacts reported from this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.