Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 2 to 3, 1999
A low pressure center moving along the eastern seaboard was responsible for a moderate snowfall across the north, mountains, foothills, and inland sections of downeast Maine. Snowfall amounts ranged from about 2 to 7 inches across the area before the precipitation changed to rain in all parts of the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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 moving along the eastern seaboard was responsible for a moderate snowfall across the north, mountains, foothills, and inland sections of downeast Maine. Snowfall amounts ranged from about 2 to 7 inches across the area before the precipitation changed to rain in all parts of the state. Coastal sections of the state saw only rain from the storm as temperatures warmed into the 40s.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Central Penobscot
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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, Interior Washington
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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, Northern Penobscot
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Somerset
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Franklin
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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 Piscataquis
- When
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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
- February 2, 11:00 AM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM 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
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Washington, February 2 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 2 to 28, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 2, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Maine in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, February 1999
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5702445, 5702446, 5702447, 5702448, 5702449, 5702450, 5702451, 5702452, 5702453, 5702454, 5702455, 5702456, 5702457, 5702458, 5702459, 5702460.