Heavy Snow, Central Washington
- When
- February 14, 10:00 AM EST to February 15, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, February 14 to 15, 1996
An Alberta Clipper type low pressure system moving rapidly through the Gulf of Maine brought several inches of snow to areas near the coast, with 6 to 9 inches falling over portions of Washington County in eastern Maine.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
An Alberta Clipper type low pressure system moving rapidly through the Gulf of Maine brought several inches of snow to areas near the coast, with 6 to 9 inches falling over portions of Washington County in eastern Maine.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Coastal Washington
- When
- February 14, 10:00 AM EST to February 15, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5556692, 5556693.