Heavy Snow, Northern Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maine, March 7 to 8, 1996
The combined effects of a deepening surface low pressure center moving northeast off the coast and an approaching upper level system brought 8 to 20 inches of snowfall to the southern 3/4 of Maine. The storm also indirectly contributed to a drowning death as a 28 year old Kittery man fell into the Piscataqua River while shoveling snow from his dock.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 26 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
- 26
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.
The combined effects of a deepening surface low pressure center moving northeast off the coast and an approaching upper level system brought 8 to 20 inches of snowfall to the southern 3/4 of Maine. The storm also indirectly contributed to a drowning death as a 28 year old Kittery man fell into the Piscataqua River while shoveling snow from his dock.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Piscataquis
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior York
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kennebec
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal York
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- March 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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 7, 11:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM 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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 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: 5576149, 5576150, 5576151, 5576152, 5576153, 5576154, 5576155, 5576156, 5576157, 5576158, 5576159, 5576160, 5576161, 5576162, 5576163, 5576164, 5576165, 5576166, 5576167, 5576168, 5576169, 5576170, 5576171, 5576172, 5576173, 5576174.