Winter Storm, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, January 10, 1997
A low pressure center that developed off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire brought mixed precipitation to coastal parts of the state with heavy snows in the north, western mountains, and foothills. Snow accumulations were over a foot in areas of the north and mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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.
A low pressure center that developed off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire brought mixed precipitation to coastal parts of the state with heavy snows in the north, western mountains, and foothills. Snow accumulations were over a foot in areas of the north and mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 10, 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, Central Somerset
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Penobscot
- When
- January 10, 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, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Somerset
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- January 10, 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 Franklin
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM 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
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 10, 12:00 AM 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
- Cold in Ohio, January 10 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1997
- Storm Surge in Maine, January 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Maine in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5600280, 5600281, 5600282, 5600283, 5600284, 5600285, 5600286, 5600287, 5600288, 5600289, 5600290, 5600291, 5600292, 5600293.