Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- December 25, 9:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, December 25 to 26, 1997
Low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes and a second weak low pressure center that developed off the Maine coast brought snow to much of Maine except along the immediate coast. Snowfall accumulations were generally in the 4 to 8 inch range with a narrow band of 8 to 12 inches that extended from the central highlands through central sections of eastern Maine.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 moving eastward from the Great Lakes and a second weak low pressure center that developed off the Maine coast brought snow to much of Maine except along the immediate coast. Snowfall accumulations were generally in the 4 to 8 inch range with a narrow band of 8 to 12 inches that extended from the central highlands through central sections of eastern Maine.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Interior Washington
- When
- December 25, 9:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Penobscot
- When
- December 25, 9:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- December 25, 9:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- December 25, 9:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (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
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: 5625865, 5625866, 5625867, 5625868, 5625869.