Thunderstorm Wind — Kennebec, Maine

2024-06-30 · near Belgrade Lakes, Kennebec, Maine

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree onto a powerline near Great Pond in Belgrade Lakes.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance approached New England from the west during the afternoon hours of the 30th. A surface cold front associated with the upper level wave interacted with hot and unstable conditions to allow for numerous thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon hours. Some of the storms became severe with damaging winds and a few reports of large hail impacted mostly the Western half of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.