Maine, 2013

Heavy Snow in Maine, February 27 to 28, 2013

February 27 to 28, 2013 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moving northeast along the East Coast brought heavy snow to sections of Western Maine. The heaviest snow fell in Cumberland, Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin Counties where 3 to 9 inches of snow fell.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 area of low pressure moving northeast along the East Coast brought heavy snow to sections of Western Maine. The heaviest snow fell in Cumberland, Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin Counties where 3 to 9 inches of snow fell.

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Androscoggin

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Androscoggin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Interior Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford

When
February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (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.

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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: 437349, 437350, 437351, 437352, 437353, 437354.