Low pressure rapidly intensified along the southern New England coast during the night of the 26th. The low occluded across southern New England during the 27th...then slowly tracked across the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia later on the 27th into the 28th. Heavy snow expanded north across northern and eastern Maine through the night of the 26th into the 27th.
Blizzard conditions developed across Downeast areas during the morning of the 27th with heavy snow and strong winds. At the peak of the event...during the morning and afternoon of the 27th...wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph occurred along the Downeast coast with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts across interior Downeast areas. Travel became nearly impossible with whiteout conditions and snow drifts up to around 10 feet deep. Blizzard conditions diminished during the evening of the 27th though lighter snow and blowing snow persisted into the early morning hours of the 28th. Storm total snow accumulations across Downeast areas generally ranged from 10 to 20 inches with local totals approaching 24 inches. Across the remainder of the region...winter storm conditions persisted through the 27th into the early morning hours of the 28th with heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts across the remainder of the region generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph. Storm total snow accumulations across the remainder of the region generally ranged from 10 to 20 inches.

Blizzard in INTERIOR HANCOCK, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 27-JAN-15 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 10 to 16 inches.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 12 to 17 inches.

Blizzard in CENTRAL WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 27-JAN-15 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 12 to 16 inches.

Winter Storm in CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 10 to 16 inches.

Winter Storm in SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 12 to 18 inches.

Winter Storm in CENTRAL PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 14 to 20 inches.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 12 to 16 inches.

Winter Storm in NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 08:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 13 inches...with the greater totals across southeastern areas.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 08:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 12 inches...with the greater totals across southeastern areas.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 08:00:00 to 28-JAN-15 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 10 to 16 inches.

Blizzard in COASTAL HANCOCK, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 04:00:00 to 27-JAN-15 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 10 to 18 inches.

Blizzard in SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 27-JAN-15 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 12 to 20 inches.

Blizzard in COASTAL WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 27-JAN-15 04:00:00 to 27-JAN-15 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 17 to 22 inches.