Winter Storm, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maine, January 28, 1997
Strong southerly winds from low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes combined with a stationary front along the coast to bring a mixture of precipitation to the state. Along the coast, the snow changed to rain with only a couple inches of snow accumulation.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Strong southerly winds from low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes combined with a stationary front along the coast to bring a mixture of precipitation to the state. Along the coast, the snow changed to rain with only a couple inches of snow accumulation. Snowfall was generally 6 to 10 inches in southwestern inland areas to about a foot in the western mountains and foothills. Downeast Maine had lesser amounts as the snow mixed with or changed to rain. Between 4 and 8 inches of snow fell in northern Maine.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Androscoggin
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 28, 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 28, 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, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Interior Washington
- When
- January 28, 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, Interior York
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kennebec
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 28, 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, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 28, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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 Illinois, January 28, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 28, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 28, 1997
- High Wind in Massachusetts, January 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 28, 1997
- Hail in Mississippi, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 28, 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: 5600314, 5600315, 5600316, 5600317, 5600398, 5600399, 5600400, 5600401, 5600402, 5600403, 5600404, 5600405, 5600406, 5600407, 5600408.