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Winter Storm Maya Brings a Cross-Country Mess of Snow and Ice (RECAP)
Winter Storm Maya Brings a Cross-Country Mess of Snow and Ice (RECAP)
Jan 17, 2024 3:30 PM

Winter Storm Maya spread a mess of snow and ice across the nation's northern tier during early February 2017.

The storm first dumped the heaviest snow on the Seattle metro in five years while also burying parts of the far northern Rockies.The northern Plains, northern Great Lakes and Northeast also saw snow and ice from Maya.

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Storm Recap

SeaTac airport picked up 7.1 inches of snow from Maya Feb. 5-6, 2017, making it the heaviest two-day snowstorm there since Jan. 18-19, 2012.

The storm reportedly knocked out power to tens of thousands of Puget Sound Energy customers early Feb. 6,.

Officially, only a trace of snow was measured at the National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon.

However, parts of Oregon's coastal range picked up a foot of snow, and the Oregon coast picked up a rare significant snowfall.

Blizzard conditions were observed near Glacier National Park in Montana, where snowdrifts up to 10 feet high were reported on U.S. 2 Feb. 6. East Glacier National Park saw up to 51 inches of snow.

The video above was taken from St. Mary, Montana, just east of Glacier National Park, on the evening of Feb. 5.

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Maya brought mainly light to moderate snowfall accumulations to parts of the Midwest near the Canadian border Feb. 6-7. The storm then delivered snow and ice to New England and Upstate New York Feb. 7-8.

Boston initially saw light snow from Maya on Feb. 7 before changing to rain. That was followed by a period of freezing rain early Feb. 8 that led to travel problems.

Up to a half inch of ice accumulated in Upstate New York on Feb. 7, including in Glens Falls and Fairfield. Trees and powerlines were knocked down in some areas of Upstate New York due to the weight of the ice.

Here are notable storm reports from Winter Storm Maya, by state. All reports are for snow unless otherwise indicated.

West

Washington

Near Easton: 16 inchesNear Frederickson: 15 inchesNear Puyallup: 13-15 inchesNear Cle Elum: 14 inchesNear Trout Lake: 12.6 inchesSeattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport: 7.1 inchesKelso: 6 inchesSpokane: 3.1 inches (Feb. 5)

Oregon

Sunset Summit (coastal range): 12 inchesAstoria: 4 inchesPortland (NWS office): Trace

Idaho

Near Naples: 32.5 inchesNear Bonners Ferry: 29 inches

Montana

E. Glacier Park: 62.5 inchesNear Blacktail: 52.0 inchesEssex: 39.0 inches

California

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski: 12 inchesAlpine Meadows: 10 inchesMammoth Mountain: 8 to 10 inches

Wyoming

Jackson Hole: 7.5 inches

Midwest

Michigan

13 inches in Christmas12 inches in Big Bay

Minnesota

8.5 inches near Knife River6.6 inches in International Falls

North Dakota

Michigan: 6.0 inchesGrand Forks: 3.5 inchesNear Bismarck: 2.6 inches

Wisconsin

7.3 inches in Gile

Northeast

Maine

6 inches in Thomaston6 inches in Booth Harbor

Massachusetts

4.4 inches in Pepperell4.2 inches in Fitchburg2.5 inches at Boston's Logan Int'l Airport

New York

Plattsburgh: 5.5 inchesGlens Falls, Fairfield: 0.50 inches of ice

New Hampshire

6 inches near North Hampton5 inches in Ashland

Vermont

Proctorsville: 5.5 inchesTyson: 5 inchesNear South Burlington: 4.0 inches

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Winter Storm Maya

Snow falls in Seattle, Washington, on Feb. 6, 2017. (Instagram/@saharmelisa)

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