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MEZ018-019-NHZ010-013-060938-
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERWICK...PARSONSFIELD...SANFORD...
BRIDGTON...GRAY...GORHAM...WINDHAM...DEERFIELD...SALEM...DOVER...
ROCHESTER
938 PM EST MON MAR 5 2001
...BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
.TONIGHT...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION BY
MORNING 8 TO 16 INCHES. VERY WINDY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
LOW IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 FEET. CONTINUED VERY
WINDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...TAPERING OFF TO SNOW FLURRIES EARLY. WINDY.
LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND WINDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ... UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
405 PM EST WED MAR 7 2001
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND TIDAL
FLOODING TO WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW
HAMPSHIRE...
THIS IS A STORM SUMMARY WITH REPORTS GATHERED FROM A VARIETY OF
SOURCES.
SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDED 2 FEET IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH PEAK
TOTALS OF 3 FEET OR MORE. THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL BROKEN DOWN BY STATE AND BY COUNTY AND ROUNDED TO THE
NEAREST INCH...
MAINE...
ANDROSCOGGIN...
16 INCHES ... DURHAM
15 INCHES ... POLAND
13 INCHES ... LIVERMORE FALLS
12 INCHES ... LISBON FALLS
CUMBERLAND...
23 INCHES ... SCARBOROUGH /SPOTTER/
22 INCHES ... SOUTH WINDHAM
18 INCHES ... GORHAM...SCARBOROUGH /NWS EMPLOYEE/ AND SOUTH PORTLAND
/SAWYER STREET/
17 INCHES ... GRAY /NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/...PORTLAND
/FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR/...PORTLAND /NORTH DEERING/
16 INCHES ... BRIDGTON AND BRUNSWICK /NAVAL AIR STATION/
15 INCHES ... SOUTH BRIDGTON
10 INCHES ... NORTH SEBAGO
FRANKLIN...
15 INCHES ... FARMINGTON
10 INCHES ... NEW SHARON AND WILTON
7 INCHES ... RANGELEY
3 INCHES ... EUSTIS
KENNEBEC...
14 INCHES ... WINTHROP
10 INCHES ... ALBION...AUGUSTA AND WAYNE
6 INCHES ... WATERVILLE
KNOX...
15 INCHES ... ROCKLAND
14 INCHES ... PORT CLYDE
LINCOLN...
18 INCHES ... MONHEGAN ISLAND
15 INCHES ... NEWCASTLE
12 INCHES ... BOOTHBAY
OXFORD...
16 INCHES ... EAST HIRAM AND HARTFORD
13 INCHES ... LOVELL AND WATERFORD
10 INCHES ... BETHEL AND WEST PARIS
SAGADAHOC...
21 INCHES ... BATH
SOMERSET...
4 INCHES ... NORTH ANSON
2 INCHES ... FLAGSTAFF LAKE
2 INCHES ... HARMONY
WALDO...
6 INCHES ... BELFAST
YORK...
26 INCHES ... SOUTH BERWICK
24 INCHES ... WELLS
21 INCHES ... ELIOT
20 INCHES ... SANFORD
19 INCHES ... KENNEBUNKPORT AND WATERBORO CENTER
18 INCHES ... LIMINGTON AND WATERBORO /LAKE SHERBURNE/
16 INCHES ... HOLLIS
NEW HAMPSHIRE...
BELKNAP...
20 INCHES ... SANBORNTON
18 INCHES ... GILFORD
17 INCHES ... LACONIA
16 INCHES ... BARNSTEAD
12 INCHES ... LAKEPORT
9 INCHES ... NEW HAMPTON
CARROLL...
14 INCHES ... TAMWORTH
12 INCHES ... CRAWFORD NOTCH
11 INCHES ... NORTH CONWAY
10 INCHES ... CONWAY
COOS...
20 INCHES ... PINKHAM NOTCH
18 INCHES ... GORHAM
14 INCHES ... BERLIN
8 INCHES ... DIXVILLE NOTCH
7 INCHES ... DIAMOND POND AND WHITEFIELD
6 INCHES ... MOUNT WASHINGTON...NORTH STRATFORD AND TWIN MOUNTAIN
5 INCHES ... COLEBROOK
4 INCHES ... FIRST CONNECTICUT LAKE...LANCASTER AND PITTSBURG
GRAFTON...
27 INCHES ... ENFIELD
20 INCHES ... GRAFTON
17 INCHES ... ALEXANDRIA AND KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY /NH DOT/
13 INCHES ... LOST RIVER
10 INCHES ... LINCOLN
9 INCHES ... PLYMOUTH
8 INCHES ... BETHLEHEM AND FRANCONIA NOTCH
7 INCHES ... GLENCLIFF AND THORNTON
MERRIMACK...
23 INCHES ... FRANKLIN FALLS
21 INCHES ... SUTTON
20 INCHES ... HOOKSETT
19 INCHES ... BRADFORD AND CANTERBURY
18 INCHES ... CONCORD
17 INCHES ... HENNIKER
16 INCHES ... SALISBURY
ROCKINGHAM...
40 INCHES ... NOTTINGHAM
34 INCHES ... HAMPTON /NH DOT/
28 INCHES ... PORTSMOUTH /PEASE TRADEPORT/
24 INCHES ... SALEM
23 INCHES ... DERRY
17 INCHES ... HAMPTON /SPOTTER/
STRAFFORD...
36 INCHES ... DOVER
32 INCHES ... DURHAM
20 INCHES ... ROCHESTER /NH DOT/
18 INCHES ... ROCHESTER /CO-OP OBSERVER/
SULLIVAN...
14 INCHES ... NEWPORT
THE NEXT LIST CONTAINS PEAK WIND INFORMATION...
MAINE...
64 MPH ... MONHEGAN ISLAND
51 MPH ... SABATTUS
45 MPH ... AUGUSTA
44 MPH ... ROCKLAND AND WATERVILLE
43 MPH ... BRUNSWICK
40 MPH ... LEWISTON...PORTLAND AND SANFORD
NEW HAMPSHIRE...
97 MPH ... MOUNT WASHINGTON
38 MPH ... PORTSMOUTH
37 MPH ... ROCHESTER
36 MPH ... CONCORD
33 MPH ... LACONIA
COASTAL WEATHER BUOYS...
61 KNOTS /70 MPH/ ... ISLE OF SHOALS
60 KNOTS /69 MPH/ ... MATINICUS ROCK
59 KNOTS /68 MPH/ ... MOUNT DESSERT ROCK
41 KNOTS /49 MPH/ ... PORTLAND BUOY
THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH ASTROMOMICALLY HIGH TIDES AND ROUGH
WAVES TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING. STORM SURGES WERE 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2
FEET. THE HIGHEST WAVES REPORTED WERE 19 FEET AT THE PORTLAND BUOY
AND 27 FEET AT CACHES LEDGE BUOY.
IN PORTLAND THERE WAS A HIGH TIDE OF 12.0 FEET AT 730 AM ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 6TH WHICH WAS 1.94 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OF
12.35 FEET AT 836 AM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7TH WHICH WAS 1.78 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL.
AT SEAVEY ISLAND THERE WAS A HIGH TIDE OF 11.25 FEET AT 748 AM ON
TUESDAY MARCH 6TH WHICH WAS 2.36 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND ANOTHER HIGH
TIDE OF 11.4 FEET AT 842 AM ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 7TH WHICH WAS 2.10
FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK WEATHER SPOTTERS
...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES FOR THESE REPORTS.