Heavy Snow — Interior Waldo, Maine

2016-12-29 to 2016-12-30 · Interior Waldo, Maine

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moving northeast from the Carolinas on the morning of the 29th combined with a low dropping southeast from Canada to form an intense area of low pressure that moved through the Gulf of Maine during the early morning hours of the 30th. Much of western Maine received between 1 and 2 feet of snow with lesser amounts along the immediate coast where the precipitation was initially rain. Along the Mid-Coast, most of the precipitation fell as rain with only an inches or two of snowfall accumulation. Just inland from the coast, the rain changed to a heavy, wet snow which clung to trees and wires which resulted in widespread power outages. Central Maine Power reported that about 138,000 homes and businesses saw power outages due to the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670551. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.