Heavy Snow, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, March 2 to 3, 1996
An area of low pressure that deepened well off the coast dumped 6 to 13 inches of snow over eastern Maine. Initially, the heavy, wet snow partially melted on road surfaces before refreezing.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 area of low pressure that deepened well off the coast dumped 6 to 13 inches of snow over eastern Maine. Initially, the heavy, wet snow partially melted on road surfaces before refreezing. This led to hundreds of automobile accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central Penobscot
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Penobscot
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Hancock
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Washington
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Waldo
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Hancock
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Washington
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to March 3, 5:00 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
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Delaware, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 2 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Maine in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, March 1996
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: 5556870, 5556871, 5556872, 5556873, 5556874, 5556875, 5556876, 5556877, 5556878, 5556879, 5556880.