Cold/Wind Chill, Androscoggin
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold in Maine, March 7 to 9, 1999
A low pressure center that brought heavy snow to most of Maine as it deepened of the New England coast, caused extreme wind chill temperatures over most of Maine as it moved northeastward. Northern Maine had wind chill temperatures in the extreme range for about 48 hours with the lowest wind chill temperatures in the 35 to 45 degrees below zero range.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 28 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
- 28
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 that brought heavy snow to most of Maine as it deepened of the New England coast, caused extreme wind chill temperatures over most of Maine as it moved northeastward. Northern Maine had wind chill temperatures in the extreme range for about 48 hours with the lowest wind chill temperatures in the 35 to 45 degrees below zero range. In parts of southern Maine, wind chill temperatures hit extreme levels briefly on the morning of March 8.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
28 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Central Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Central Somerset
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Hancock
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Waldo
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Washington
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Cumberland
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Hancock
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Waldo
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Washington
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kennebec
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Franklin
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oxford
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Somerset
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sagadahoc
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Franklin
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oxford
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Penobscot
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 11:00 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Somerset
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 9, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 7, 1999
- High Wind in Texas, March 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, March 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, March 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 7, 1999
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5702856, 5702857, 5702858, 5702936, 5702937, 5702938, 5702939, 5702940, 5702941, 5702942, 5702943, 5702944, 5702945, 5702946, 5702947, 5702948, 5702949, 5702950, 5702951, 5702952, 5702953, 5702954, 5702955, 5702956, 5702957, 5702958, 5702959, 5702960.