Maine, 2022Heavy Snow in Maine, February 17 to 18, 2022
February 17 to 18, 2022 · NWS CAR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
exiting across New Brunswick during the morning of the 18th. colder air allowed precipitation to fall in the form of heavy snow.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Low pressure tracked northeast across the region during the 17th...exiting across New Brunswick during the morning of the 18th. Across northwest Aroostook county...west of the low track...colder air allowed precipitation to fall in the form of heavy snow. Snow began during the evening of the 17th and persisted into the morning of the 18th. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred during the morning of the 18th. Storm total snow accumulations across the Saint John Valley ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Warmer air being drawn north led to a wintry mix across the remainder of northern Maine which led to lesser snow accumulations along with sleet and freezing rain.
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 Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 17, 7:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 7:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- February 17, 9:00 PM EST to February 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
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- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 8 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Winter Storm in Indiana, February 17, 20221 death · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Alabama, February 17, 2022$21 million · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 2022$1.2 million · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Flooding and Strong Wind in New York, February 17 to 19, 2022$86,000 · 25 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 17 to 28, 2022$85,000 · 12 events
- Flooding in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 2022$25,000 · 36 events
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 17, 2022$125,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 17, 2022$100,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Missouri, February 17, 20224 injured · 15 events
- Flooding in Ohio, February 17 to 19, 2022$40,000 · 17 events
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: 1009537.