Winter Weather, Central Somerset
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 21 to 22, 1998
Low pressure moving slowly northeastward from the mid-Atlantic Coast brought heavy snow to parts of the state with mixed precipitation along the immediate coast. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 6 to 10 statewide, but with lesser amounts along the coast.
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.
Low pressure moving slowly northeastward from the mid-Atlantic Coast brought heavy snow to parts of the state with mixed precipitation along the immediate coast. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 6 to 10 statewide, but with lesser amounts along the coast. Up to 13 inches of snowfall were reported in parts of Oxford County fro the storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 heavy snow, 9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 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
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Penobscot
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 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
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- March 21, 7:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Penobscot
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Hancock
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Washington
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Hancock
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Waldo
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Washington
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior York
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kennebec
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 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
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Penobscot
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Somerset
- When
- March 21, 8:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- 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.
- 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
- Flooding in Oregon, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 21 to 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, March 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: 5655355, 5655356, 5655357, 5655358, 5655359, 5655360, 5655361, 5655362, 5655363, 5655364, 5655365, 5655366, 5655367, 5655368, 5655369, 5655370, 5655371, 5655372, 5655373, 5655374, 5655375, 5655376, 5655377, 5655378.