Winter Weather, Androscoggin
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Maine, December 8, 1998
A trough of low pressure caused light snow to fall throughout the state. Although the snowfall amounts were generally two inches or less, extremely hazardous driving conditions developed as road surfaces, which had been warm due to record high temperatures on the 7th, dropped to or below freezing.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 trough of low pressure caused light snow to fall throughout the state. Although the snowfall amounts were generally two inches or less, extremely hazardous driving conditions developed as road surfaces, which had been warm due to record high temperatures on the 7th, dropped to or below freezing. Numerous traffic accidents were reported throughout the state, including several fatalities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Central Penobscot
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Central Somerset
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Hancock
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Waldo
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Washington
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal York
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Cumberland
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Hancock
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Waldo
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Washington
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior York
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kennebec
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Knox
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Oxford
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sagadahoc
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Franklin
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Oxford
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Penobscot
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Somerset
- When
- December 8, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676035, 5676036, 5676037, 5676038, 5676039, 5676040, 5676041, 5676042, 5676043, 5676044, 5676045, 5676046, 5676047, 5676048, 5676049, 5676050, 5676051, 5676052, 5676053, 5676054, 5676055, 5676056, 5676057, 5676058.