Heavy Snow — Central Somerset, Maine

2019-11-24 to 2019-11-25 · Central Somerset, Maine

Event narrative

By midday on the 24th precipitation overspread the western Maine mountains. Strong lift helped cool a marginal air mass so that any rain or mix flipped to moderate to heavy snow in the afternoon and evening. Total snow accumulations were generally in the 6 to 8 inch range.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure meandered into the Ohio River Valley on the evening of the November 23rd and began to weaken as secondary development took place over coastal North Carolina. This secondary area of low pressure then rapidly strengthened on the 24th and spread rain and snow over northern New England. Late on the evening of the 24th an upstream shortwave kicked the storm out to sea, limiting the overall duration of snow in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 858072. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.