Blizzard in Maine
Every blizzard event the National Weather Service has filed in Maine, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
The most significant on the map
The most significant blizzard episodes in Maine.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 218
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard in Maine, February 17 to 18, 2013Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the southeast coast to a location southeast of Cape Cod during the night of the 16th. The low further intensified while tracking to Nova Scotia during the 17th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 27 to 28, 2015An area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward and eastward across the State Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, March 14 to 15, 2017An area of low pressure over the central U.S. on the morning of the 13th intensified rapidly as it moved east to the Delmarva Peninsula by the morning of the 14th, and then continued to intensify as it moved northeast along the East Coast through the morning of the 15th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, March 5 to 6, 2001A major winter storm brought blizzard conditions to much of western Maine as heavy snow and strong winds combined to produce near-zero visibility.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 12 to 13, 2017An area of low pressure over the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 12th intensified rapidly as it moved east and into the Gulf of Maine by the morning of the 13th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, March 13 to 14, 2018Low pressure off the Southeast U.S. coast on the morning of the 12th intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northeast to just southeast of Cape Cod by the morning of the 13th. The low continued its slow movement to Nova Scotia by the morning of the 14th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2018The energy from a storm slipping southeast from the Great Lakes merged with the energy from low pressure off the southeast U.S. coast to form an intense area of low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast by the morning of January 4th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 29, 2022Low pressure formed off the Florida coast on the 28th and gradually drifted north into the evening. The storm began to rapidly strengthen as the upper trough started to take on a negative tilt very early on the 29th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, December 26 to 27, 2010A large area of low pressure developed in the Gulf States and intensified as it moved from the coast of the Carolinas on the morning of the 26th, to Cape Cod on the morning of the 27th, and to northeastern Nova Scotia by the morning of the 28th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 8 to 9, 2013An area of low pressure developed rapidly off the Carolina coast late on the 7th and early on the 8th. The storm moved very slowly northeast during the 8th and 9th as it continued to intensify. By the morning of the 10th, the storm was located just to the east of Nova Scotia.
- Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2018Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region toward southwest Nova Scotia during the 4th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 5th. The low brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine.
- Blizzard in Maine, December 21 to 22, 2008Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracking through the Gulf of Maine brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine.
- Blizzard in Maine, December 27, 2010Intense low pressure crossing the Gulf of Maine brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common across the entire region...with gusts up to 60 mph in spots.
- Blizzard in Maine, March 14, 2017Intensifying low pressure tracked along the New England coast to western Maine through the overnight hours of the 14th into the 15th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 29 to 30, 2022Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked through the Gulf of Maine during the 29th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 30th. Snow expanded north across the region through the morning into the early afternoon of the 29th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, March 20 to 21, 2024Favorable upper level conditions allowed surface low pressure to rapidly intensify across the western Gulf of Maine during the evening of the 20th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 27 to 28, 2015Low pressure rapidly intensified along the southern New England coast during the night of the 26th. The low occluded across southern New England during the 27th...then slowly tracked across the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia later on the 27th into the 28th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, February 12 to 14, 2017Rapidly deepening low pressure bombed while lifting from the Mid-Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Maine from the overnight hours of the 12th into the 13th. The low then tracked southeast of Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of the 14th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, February 8 to 9, 2013Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the mid Atlantic region toward Nova Scotia from the afternoon of the 8th into the 9th. The storm produced blizzard conditions across Downeast areas from the evening of the 8th into the evening of the 9th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, February 23, 2026On February 23rd, strong Nor'easter system moved northeast in the Atlantic, east of Cape Cod. It moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine, just south of Nova Scotia.
- Blizzard in Maine, January 21 to 22, 2000A rapidly intensifying low tracked along the Atlantic coast...passing east of the Gulf of Maine...toward Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Heavy snow wrapped back across eastern Maine around the low.
- Blizzard in Maine, February 2 to 3, 2003Rapidly intensifying low pressure slowly tracked through the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia from Sunday the 2nd through the early morning hours of Monday the 3rd. The storm brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to the region.
- Blizzard in Maine, January 23, 2005Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracking just east of the Gulf of Maine brought blizzard conditions to Downeast Maine. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 7 to 12 inches across coastal Washington county...with localized totals to around 17 inches.
- Blizzard in Maine, December 6 to 7, 2003Intensifying low pressure tracking from the Mid Atlantic Coast...through the Gulf of Maine...to Nova Scotia brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to the region. Snow began during the afternoon of the 6th...with blizzard conditions developing that night.
- Blizzard in Maine, March 26, 2014Explosively intensifying low pressure tracked east of the Gulf of Maine and Nova Scotia during the 26th into the early morning hours of the 27th.
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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.