Winter Weather, Interior Cumberland
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 18, 1998
A large low pressure area in the Ohio Valley and a developing low off the New England Coast combined to bring moderate to heavy snow to the state. Snowfall amounts ranged from less than an inch along the coast, in downeast Maine, and in northern Maine to more than ten inches in central Somerset County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 large low pressure area in the Ohio Valley and a developing low off the New England Coast combined to bring moderate to heavy snow to the state. Snowfall amounts ranged from less than an inch along the coast, in downeast Maine, and in northern Maine to more than ten inches in central Somerset County. Generally, however, snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 8 inches in the mountains and foothills of western Maine.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter weather, 4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Interior York
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kennebec
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Oxford
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Somerset
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Somerset
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 18 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, February 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, February 1998
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: 5654448, 5654449, 5654450, 5654451, 5654452, 5654453, 5654454, 5654455, 5654456, 5654444, 5654445, 5654446, 5654447.