Maine, 2022Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 25, 2022
February 25, 2022 · NWS CAR · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Low pressure tracked south of the Gulf of Maine during the 25th while an upper level disturbance also crossed the region. Snow developed during the morning of the 25th and persisted into the evening.
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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- 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.
Low pressure tracked south of the Gulf of Maine during the 25th while an upper level disturbance also crossed the region. Snow developed during the morning of the 25th and persisted into the evening. The heaviest snow accumulations occurred along...and south of a line...from southern Piscataquis to northern Washington counties. Snow totals rapidly diminished northward across northern Maine. Warning criteria snow accumulations occurred during the late afternoon. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 7 inches...with local totals up to 9 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Penobscot
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 9 inches.
Winter Weather, Interior Hancock
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 7 inches.
Winter Weather, Central Washington
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches...with localized totals up to 8 inches.
Winter Weather, Coastal Hancock
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches...with localized totals up to 7 inches.
Winter Weather, Coastal Washington
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches...with localized totals up to 8 inches.
Winter Weather, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 5 to 6 inches...with localized totals up to 8 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1009541, 1009542, 1009543, 1009544, 1009545, 1009547.