Winter Storm in Maine
Every winter storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Maine, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter storm 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
- 1,677
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 9 to 10, 2024A powerful storm tracked northeast through the Mid Mississippi River Valley on the 9th, rapidly deepening as it approached the southern Great Lakes.
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 13 to 14, 2002Low pressure organizing along the Mid-Atlantic coast during Saturday the 12th rapidly intensified while lifting through the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia from the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th.Precipitation overspread the region early on the 13th.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maine, December 11 to 12, 2008A major winter storm brought a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to Maine from the morning of December 11th to the morning of December 12th. The greatest impact in the state was in coastal counties of the state where a significant ice storm occurred.
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, March 10, 2024A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th.
- 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.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maine, January 3, 1999An area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic States brought moderate to heavy snowfall to the mountains and foothills and to the western half of northern Maine.
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 14 to 15, 1999Low pressure moving northeastward from eastern Tennessee through the Mid-Atlantic States brought a mixture of precipitation to all of Maine.
- Winter Storm in Maine, March 6, 1997A low pressure system moving east from the Ohio River Valley and a secondary low that developed off the New England Coast combined to bring heavy snow and high winds to most of Maine.
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 1 to 2, 2021Low pressure moved into the Ohio Valley on the 31st, where it began to encounter resistance from high pressure anchored over James Bay. As the upper trough continued east, secondary low pressure began to develop along the warm front near the Outer Banks.
- Winter Storm in Maine, March 23, 2024Early on the 23rd high pressure had built into New England, with its main axis settling across The County into Downeast Maine. Meanwhile low pressure was slowly organizing over the Southeast, lifting a warm front into coastal areas of the Northeast.
- Winter Storm in Maine, April 3 to 5, 2024Low pressure tracked trough the Mid Mississippi Valley on the 2nd to the southern tip of Lake Michigan, bringing a swath of heavy snow to parts of the Upper Midwest.
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 25 to 26, 2026An expansive winter storm gripped much of the country beginning on the 24th. An anomalously cold air mass was in place ahead of the storm, which tracked through the southern Plains and across the Southeast.
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 12 to 13, 2008An area of low pressure raced rapidly northward from the Carolinas on the morning of the 13th to the Canadian Maritimes by the morning of the 14th. The storm brought 5 to 8 inches of snow to much of the region, followed by a mixture of sleet, freezing rain, and rain.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 13, 2008Snow developed across the region during the morning of the 13th in advance of approaching low pressure. The snow transitioned to a wintry mix across central portions of the region during the afternoon of the 13th.
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 28 to 29, 2009An area of low pressure moving through the Ohio Valley and a secondary low developing off the southern New England coast combined to produce heavy snow across the western half of the state, with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in southern areas.
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 27 to 28, 2012A large area of low pressure intensified as it moved northeast from Tennessee on the morning of the 26th to just southeast of New York City by the morning of the 27th, to Nova Scotia by the morning of the 28th. The storm brought heavy snow to most of western Maine.
- Winter Storm in Maine, November 26 to 27, 2014An area of low pressure developed off the Carolina coast on the morning of the 26th and raced rapidly up the eastern seaboard during the day to Nova Scotia by the morning of the 27th.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Maine, January 19 to 21, 2019An intensifying coastal low approached from the southwest during the 20th...tracked along the Downeast coast that night...exiting across the Maritimes during the 21st. Snow expanded across the region during the early morning hours of the 20th.
- Winter Storm in Maine, March 4, 2023Strong low pressure moved into the Ohio River Valley during the day on the 3rd. As it occluded, secondary low pressure began to develop near the Virginia Tidewater along the warm front.
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 7 to 8, 1996A coastal storm moving northeastward from Virginia to Maine brought up to 13 inches of heavy snow to all but eastern and coastal sections of Maine. The heavy wet snow was responsible for knocking out power to 62,000 customers as trees and branches fell on power lines.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, January 13, 2002Low pressure moving through southeastern Canada and a developing low off the New England coast brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. In the mountains, western foothills, and parts of the interior, from 4 to 8 inches of snow fell.
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 9, 2009A large area of low pressure moved northeast through the Great Lakes and into southern Canada on the 9th. A secondary low developed off the East Coast and moved rapidly northeast. The low brought a moderate to heavy snowfall across the state.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 12 to 13, 2019Early on the 12th surface low pressure formed over the southern Plains, lifting north and strengthening into the Great Lakes. By the evening of the 12th low pressure had deepened to around 995 mb.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Maine, February 1 to 3, 2021Intensifying low pressure tracked across the Gulf of Maine and Downeast Maine during the 2nd...exiting across the Maritimes during the 3rd.
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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.