Heavy Snow — Northern Franklin, Maine

2019-11-27 to 2019-11-28 · Northern Franklin, Maine

Event narrative

Precipitation began as wet snow in the western Maine mountains and remained mostly snow as secondary low pressure developed in the Gulf of Maine. Snow became heavy at times during the evening of the 27th, with numerous reports of thunder snow from the White Mountains through Carrabassett Valley. The heaviest snowfall came to an end early on the 28th, but light snow lingered into the afternoon. Total snowfall ranged from 6 to 9 inches.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moved into the Great Lakes early on November 27th. Ahead of the storm a warm front lifted into New England. Low and mid level temperatures remained relatively warm for the duration of the storm for much of the area, but at onset there was light snow and mixed precipitation. Secondary low pressure developed overnight in the Gulf of Maine and helped to draw colder air into the system. This kept the precipitation type in the western Maine mountains predominately wet, heavy snow. Snow continued into the morning of the 28th before coming to an end.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 858233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.