while a secondary low tracked east from the Mid-Atlantic region. Troffing extended across the region between the lows.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Primary low pressure weakened northwest of the region through the 28th...while a secondary low tracked east from the Mid-Atlantic region. Troffing extended across the region between the lows. Snow developed through the morning into the afternoon of the 28th. The snow then persisted into the early morning hours of March 1st. The greatest snow accumulations generally occurred across west-central portions of the region with mostly 5 to 8...isolated up to 10...inch snow totals. Snow accumulations across much of the Downeast region generally ranged from 3 to 5 inches...with local 6 to 7 inch totals across southwest portions of both Penobscot and Hancock counties.
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 28, 5:37 AM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 MEZ005-011-017-030-032-011200- Northern Penobscot-Central Penobscot-Central Washington- Coastal Washington-Northern Washington- 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ003-004-010-015-016-029-031-011200- Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-Central Piscataquis- Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-Coastal Hancock- Southern Piscataquis- 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ001-002-006-011200- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Southeast Aroostook- 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Eastern Maine and Far Northern Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Accumulating snow is expected today into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050-051-011200- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ052-011200- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 554 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Norcross
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches...locally up to 7 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 5 to 6 inches...with isolated totals up to 8 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches...with isolated totals up to 7 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 6 to 8 inches...with isolated totals up to 10 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 6 to 8 inches...with isolated totals up to 10 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches.
Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, February 2023
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: 1080403, 1080404, 1080405, 1080406, 1080407, 1080408, 1080409, 1080410, 1080411, 1080412, 1080413, 1080414, 1080415, 1080416.