Winter Weather, Central Penobscot
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 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)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 25 to 26, 1999
An ocean storm developed well off the mid-Atlantic coast, then tracked north-northeastward over Nova Scotia bringing a moderate to heavy snowfall to sections of southern and eastern Maine. Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches over the northern Maine and the mountains, to 3 to 7 inches over most of coastal Maine, to 8 to 12 inches over extreme eastern Maine.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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.
An ocean storm developed well off the mid-Atlantic coast, then tracked north-northeastward over Nova Scotia bringing a moderate to heavy snowfall to sections of southern and eastern Maine. Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches over the northern Maine and the mountains, to 3 to 7 inches over most of coastal Maine, to 8 to 12 inches over extreme eastern Maine.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter weather, 5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Coastal Hancock
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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 York
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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 York
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 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 Penobscot
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, Androscoggin
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, Coastal Washington
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, Interior Washington
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Sagadahoc
- When
- February 25, 4:00 PM EST to February 26, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (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
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 25, 1999
- High Surf in California, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 25 to 26, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5702590, 5702591, 5702592, 5702593, 5702594, 5702595, 5702596, 5702597, 5702598, 5702599, 5702692, 5702693, 5702694, 5702695, 5702696, 5702697, 5702698, 5702699.