Winter Weather, Androscoggin
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather in Maine, January 30, 2002
A weak low pressure system moving along a stationary front brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. Rain changed to freezing rain along the coast and interior as cold filtered into the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 weak low pressure system moving along a stationary front brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. Rain changed to freezing rain along the coast and interior as cold filtered into the area. The freezing rain caused roads and sidewalks to become slippery.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Coastal York
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Interior York
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Knox
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
Winter Weather, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 30, 5:00 AM EST to 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)
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
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Missouri, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Ohio, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Dense Fog in Georgia, January 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Missouri, January 30 to 31, 2002
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, January 30, 2002
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 30 to 31, 2002
More
Every storm in Maine in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2002
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: 5278568, 5278636, 5278637, 5278638, 5278639, 5278640, 5278641, 5278642, 5278643, 5278644, 5278645.