Maine, 2020Heavy Snow in Maine, February 18 to 19, 2020
February 18 to 19, 2020 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Early on the 18th a strong high pressure and a fresh cold air mass had settled over New England. Low pressure formed over the Mid Mississippi Valley and tracked through the Great Lakes into southern Canada.
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- 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.
Early on the 18th a strong high pressure and a fresh cold air mass had settled over New England. Low pressure formed over the Mid Mississippi Valley and tracked through the Great Lakes into southern Canada. Warm air advection around the backside of the high and ahead of the low provided the lift for light snow starting on the morning of the 18th. Light snow continued through the day until a secondary wave of low pressure developed off the southern New England coast in the evening. This produced one final burst of moderate snow before tapering off around midnight.
Heavy Snow, Northern Oxford
- When
- February 18, 10:00 AM EST to February 19, 12:00 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)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 5 to 7 inches of snow fell.
Heavy Snow, Southern Oxford
- When
- February 18, 10:00 AM EST to February 19, 12:00 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)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 6 to 8 inches of snow fell.
Heavy Snow, Interior Cumberland
- When
- February 18, 11:00 AM EST to February 19, 12:00 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)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 5 to 7 inches of snow fell.
Heavy Snow, Northern Franklin
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 12:00 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)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 6 to 8 inches of snow fell.
Heavy Snow, Central Somerset
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 6 to 7 inches of snow fell.
Heavy Snow, Southern Franklin
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 1:00 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)
Light snow began on the morning of the 18th ahead of an approaching front. During the afternoon snow became moderate to heavy at times when a secondary wave developed near the southern New England coast. Snow quickly came to an end in the evening, but not before 6 to 8 inches of snow fell.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 871167, 871170, 871171, 871168, 871169, 871172.