Maine, 2002

Winter Weather in Maine, February 10 to 11, 2002

February 10 to 11, 2002 · NWS GYX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A deep low pressure system moving northward over the upper Mississippi Valley brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. Snow changed quickly to freezing rain and/or rain over most of the area as temperatures warmed above freezing.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 deep low pressure system moving northward over the upper Mississippi Valley brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. Snow changed quickly to freezing rain and/or rain over most of the area as temperatures warmed above freezing. Snowfall amounts were generally an inch or less with up to 1/4 inch of ice in some areas.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 10, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
615 EST SUN FEB 10 2002

ZONES...
WILL UPDATE TO PUT UP A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN
OVER SOUTHERN INTERIOR NH BASED ON REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND
NUMEROUS CAR ACCIDENTS.

ALSO TAKING OUT SNOW OVER SOUTHERN AND COASTAL ZONES...AND TAKING
OUT FREEZING RAIN COASTAL ZONES BASED ON LATEST TEMPS, ETC.

UPDATING RDF AND FTP.

FCSTID = 2

.GYX...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT ZONES 7>9/12>14.
  ...GLW.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT ZONES 1>4.
  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS EVENING ZONES 5>10/13.
  ...GLW.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Androscoggin

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 4:00 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)

Winter Weather, Interior Cumberland

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 4:00 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 York

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 4:00 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, Southern Franklin

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 4:00 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 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 4:00 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)

What these are

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

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: 5280302, 5280303, 5280304, 5280305, 5280306.