Winter Storm — Southern Franklin, Maine

2019-12-30 to 2019-12-31 · Southern Franklin, Maine

Event narrative

Precipitation moved in midday on the 30th as snow at onset. Snow remained light through the day. Secondary low pressure developed off the southern New England coast after midnight on the 31st and prolonged light snow across the area into the afternoon. Snow totals ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Wider weather episode

On December 29th a primary low pressure moved into the Upper Midwest with a warm front draped off to the east. Air rising over the warm front brought snow into extreme western Maine after midnight on the 30th. Dry air from the northeast kept the moderate to heavy band of snow more or less stationary through the day. As the upper trough approached in the afternoon snow finally began to move to the northeast. A secondary area of low pressure developed off the southern New England coast around midnight on the 31st and spread more widespread snow across western Maine. Generally light snow fell on the 31st with dry air from the east leading to less snow as you got farther from the New Hampshire border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 864038. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.