Thunderstorm Wind — Cumberland, Maine

2025-07-20 · near Highland Lake, Cumberland, Maine

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed multiple trees onto houses along Route 302 in Windham, just in from the Westbrook line.

Wider weather episode

A surface cold front dropping down from Canada interacted with a very hot and unstable airmass in place across the state. Significant shear aloft allowed for some organized thunderstorms. The strongest severe storms brought a swatch of wind damage from York to Cumberland Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.