Winter Weather — Interior Washington, Maine

1999-01-03 · Interior Washington, Maine

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic States brought moderate to heavy snowfall to the mountains and foothills and to the western half of northern Maine. Snowfall amounts ranged up to 7 to 12 inches in the mountains and in the western half of northern Maine, with lesser amounts to the south and east where a significant portion of the precipitation fell as sleet and freezing rain. Ice accretions of almost a half inch were reported along the immediate coast where temperatures eventually warmed to above freezing. The freezing rain caused about 12,000 power outages, mostly along the immediate coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5701434. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.