Hail in Franklin County, Maine
Hail August 13, 2023 · Franklin County, Maine
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Wilton, Maine.
The wider storm
A broad area of upper level cyclonic flow dominated the weather pattern on August 13th with amble moisture and cool air aloft. This allowed for strong potential instability and wind shear in the atmosphere. Once daytime heating occurred, scattered storms quickly began to develop across most of the state. A few thunderstorms quickly became severe with isolated storms bringing damaging hail and winds from York to Somerset County. In addition, localized flooding resulted from scattered showers and thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 13th. A very moist airmass supported heavy rainfall rates of 2 inches an hour. This heavy rain fell over saturated ground resulting in some minor road damage in interior sections of Western Maine.
Began near Dryden (44.5600, -70.2000).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1138770. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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