Interior York storm history

Snow overspread southwestern Maine on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up over the northern part of York County through the afternoon, with snow moderate to heavy at times through the afternoon. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall…

York County averaged 1.88 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.5 inches below normal. The July'December stretch was the 4th driest on record. Dry well reports were heavily concentrated in the rural inland towns. The USDM on December 30th had 75% of the county in S…

York County averaged 2.38 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 7 inches, making it the 5th driest stretch between July through November on record. The USDM on November 25th had 85% of th…

York County averaged 2.76 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 4 inches, making it the 8th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had 100% of…

Light snow overspread the area in the evening on the 15th. This continued into the morning of the 16th when an area of strong warm air advection resulted in a laterally translating band of moderate to heavy snow. This swept through the region by the afternoon of the 16th. Periods…

Snow overspread the area in the late evening on the 8th. Strong warm air advection resulted in a broad area of snow, but embedded within that area of precipitation a relatively narrow band of occasionally heavy snow developed. A very deep snow growth zone also led to a prolonged …

Snow squalls arrived over southwestern Maine during the morning on the 28th. At 911 am the Sanford Seacoast Municipal Airport reported visibility falling to 1/4 mile and winds gusting to 31 mph. The squalls lasted about 10 or 15 minutes before conditions improved. Snowfall amount…

Snow overspread the southwest Maine in the late afternoon and early evening of the 19th. A band of steady moderate snow developed and remained over the area into the early morning of the 20th. Snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Key Impacts: Heavy snow.

An early season heat wave impacted Maine from June 17th through the 20th with the peak of the heat occurring June 19th-20th when excessive heat was observed through southern and central parts of the state away from the immediate coast. Heat index values reached above 105F across …

Precipitation began during the evening of the 3rd in a marginal environment for snow. Light rain or rain/snow mix eventually changed to snow and became heavy at times overnight into the morning of the 4th. Given the late season nature of the storm, much of interior southwest Main…

Snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour in the morning led to snowfall totals ranging between 3 inches along I-95 and 10 inches west of Sebago Lake. Near I-95 snow changed to freezing rain during the afternoon leading to around 0.25-0.50 inches of glaze. While power outages w…

Light precipitation began during the evening of the 28th as a mix of rain and snow as temperatures hovered in the low to mid 30s. Snow became predominate overnight as stronger lift led to heavier precipitation rates. Melting precipitation also gradually lowered temperatures towar…

Snow squalls arrived in southwest Maine late afternoon on the 14th. The Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport reported visibility falling to one quarter mile with winds gusting to 30 mph. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snowfall a…

Light to moderate snow began late in the evening on the 6th. Heavy snow began early in the morning on the 7th as a mesoscale band forced by strong warm air advection lifted into southwest Maine and settled overhead into the afternoon. Snowfall rates in excess of 1 to 2 inches per…

Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves during the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The peak gusts were fairly typical of a high wind event …

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the mid-20s. Sanford reported a low of 23 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the past 3…

Rain changed to snow for most of southwest Maine the morning of the 14th and quickly became moderate to heavy at times. Snowfall rates of a half inch to one inch per hour lasted nearly the rest of the day on the 14th. Snowfall totals ranged from 7 inches to as much as 15 inches i…

Snow overspread southwestern Maine shortly after midnight, early on the morning of the 4th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. Snow quickly came to an end during the afternoon as low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic and flow bec…

Light snow began after midnight on the 28th. Snow became moderate at times around sunrise and again during midday. Otherwise snow remained light until coming to an end from northwest to southeast. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 9 inches.

By the late afternoon on the 3rd wind chills were reaching -30 degrees. Ambient air temperatures continued to fall into the double digits below zero with winds gusting in excess of 35 mph. The coldest wind chill values approached -45 degrees, including -43 at Sanford Seacoast Reg…

Snow began during the evening of the 22nd. Snowfall became moderate at times during the morning of the 23rd. A mesoscale band of snow set up just south of the foothills of western Maine and was nearly stationary through the day. Snowfall had a high snow to liquid ratio, and fell …

Snow overspread southwest Maine during the evening on the 19th. After midnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. While snowfall rates tapered off by sunrise on the 20th, snow lingered for much of the day as an inverted trough remained draped across southern New Hampshire. O…

Southwest Maine experienced two periods of strong to damaging winds on the 23rd. One during the morning hours generally had wind gusts in the 40 to 55 mph range. A second during the afternoon and evening featured wind gusts around 60 mph. Numerous trees and wires were reported do…

Light precipitation began on the morning on the 16th, mainly as a mix of mostly rain and some snow. Steady moderate snow began in the evening on the 16th and began accumulating, first near the New Hampshire border before eventually reaching areas around I-95. Precipitation tapere…

Gusty southeast winds through the day on October 14th along with heavy rain caused numerous snapped branches and a few downed standing dead trees. Power outages in Southwest Maine peaked at 69,500 outages during the afternoon hours when the peak wind gusts were occurring.

On August 30th drought monitor, York County was 2% in severe drought, 70% was in moderate drought, and the rest of the county was in abnormally dry conditions. By the end of the month only 4% was in moderate drought, and 17% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the resu…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, York County was 66% in severe drought and 34% in moderate drought. By the end of the month, 2% of the county was in severe drought, 70% in moderate drought, and 27% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rai…

Snow squalls crossed the interior between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. The Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport observed a visibility of 1/2 mile and a wind gust of 32 knots at 7:14 pm, and area webcams confirmed visibility at or below 1/4 mile at times. Spotter near the airport reported .5…

Snow overspread the southwest Maine early in the morning on the 25th. A hybrid type snow band pushed through the area then gradually transitioned into a laterally quasi-stationary band which slid back through the area around midday. Moderate to heavy snowfall resulted from the hy…

Rain changed to snow around 3:00 am on the 4th. Around daybreak on the 4th the snow intensity increased and became moderate at times farther away from the coast through mid-morning. Closer to the immediate coast remained mostly a mix before ending as light snowfall limiting accum…

Light snow began on the morning of the 29th, with the intensity of snowfall picking up after daybreak. An intense band of snow developed around mid morning over southern New England but remained mostly over the Gulf of Maine until midday. The band backed into coastal and Midcoast…

Light snow began on the morning of the 29th, with the intensity of snowfall picking up after daybreak. An intense band of snow developed around mid morning over southern New England and remained mostly over the Gulf of Maine until midday. The band backed into coastal and Midcoast…

Strong warm air advection forced a laterally translating band of snow into western Maine early in the morning of the 17th. Within a couple hours snow was moderate to heavy, especially for the interior. Snowfall rates were near 1 inch per hour for two or three hours leading up to …

Snow overspread southwestern Maine in the afternoon on the 18th. Snow became moderate in the evening but otherwise remained light for the duration of the storm. After midnight on the 19th snow began to mix with sleet and freezing rain, mainly south of Route 109. Precipitation tap…

Snow moved into the area on the evening of the 31st and continued through the morning hours on the 2nd. The bulk of the accumulation came with moderate to heavy snow in the mesoscale snow band as it moved north through western Maine. Snow continued into the evening in waves as ad…

Snow began early in the morning on the 17th. Snow quickly became heavy as an intense band of snow moved into the area. As the band became nearly stationary snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour were observed for several hours. A weakening trough aloft quickly brought an end to…

Snow moved into the area early afternoon on the 5th. Snow became moderate to to heavy through the late evening under the strongest banded precipitation. Warmer temperatures in the lower elevations resulted in significantly less snow closer to the coast than the higher elevations …

Drought mostly maintained through the month of November with no significant changes in the drought status across coastal Maine. Below normal rainfall returned for the first half of the month with only light periodic rainfall events. The bulk of the monthly rainfall occurred durin…

Drought maintained through the beginning of October with no significant rainfall across the region. Things changed on October 13th when a significant rainstorm brought widespread rainfall across the region. Another significant rainstorm occurred on October 16-17th with more benef…

Drought continued to expand and intensified through the month of September with the state of Maine recording the driest September on record. D2 severe drought expanded to cover all of Western Maine by the end of the month. In addition, an area of D3 extreme drought developed acro…

Tropical Storm Isaias brought moderate impacts to York County due wind gusts up to 45 mph. Numerous snapped and uprooted trees along with broken branches caused downed power lines through the county. York County was one of the harder hit areas for power outages with 25,111 custom…

Rain changed to snow across interior York County in the early morning hours on May 9th and accumulated anywhere between a coating and 4 inches by midday. A few selected amounts were 3.5 inches in Newfield, 3.3 inches five miles northwest of Acton, 1.5 inches in northwest Hollis.

Snow moved into southwestern Maine during the late afternoon on the 23rd and quickly became moderate to heavy. While forcing was driven primarily by warm air advection, a band of heavy snow developed northwest of the low center and did manage to lift into the area. This extended …

Snow began in the early morning hours of the 16th. The most persistent and heaviest bands of snow remained north of Route 202. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the day, with an inch or more falling in an hour at times. Snow tapered off in the afternoon before coming to …

Precipitation moved in late on December 29th as snow at onset. Early on the morning of the 30th continued warm air advection aloft allowed a nearly stationary band of moderate to heavy snow to develop overhead and remain in place into the afternoon. Secondary low pressure develop…

On the evening of December 1st a band of heavy snowfall lifted out of Massachusetts into extreme southwest Maine. The band stalled before getting very far into York County. Snowfall totals overnight were highest south of Route 202. Snow showers an occasional mixed precipitation c…