Winter Storm, Androscoggin
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, December 1 to 2, 1997
Low pressure deepened rapidly off the coast of New England late on the 30th and early on the 1st , then moved slowly northeastward through the 2nd. The storm brought heavy snow to much of Maine with 4 to 8 inches of accumulation common throughout most of the state, except in southwestern coastal areas where much of the precipitation fell as rain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Low pressure deepened rapidly off the coast of New England late on the 30th and early on the 1st , then moved slowly northeastward through the 2nd. The storm brought heavy snow to much of Maine with 4 to 8 inches of accumulation common throughout most of the state, except in southwestern coastal areas where much of the precipitation fell as rain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Cumberland
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Hancock
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Waldo
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Washington
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior York
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kennebec
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Franklin
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Oxford
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Penobscot
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Somerset
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Drought in Puerto Rico, December 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Flooding in Missouri, December 1 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Arizona, December 1 to 21, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Maine in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, December 1997
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: 5625834, 5625835, 5625836, 5625837, 5625838, 5625839, 5625840, 5625841, 5625842, 5625843, 5625844, 5625845.