Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, Maine

Thunderstorm Wind August 1, 2015 · Hancock County, Maine

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were toppled on Shore Road by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front and strong upper level disturbance helped produce severe thunderstorms across the region during the afternoon of the 1st. The storms developed during the early afternoon and continued through the late afternoon hours. The storms produced large hail and damaging winds. This marked the start of an active stretch of severe weather...with a persistent upper low located northwest of the region. A series of upper level disturbances and associated surface cold fronts/trofs rotating around the upper low crossed the region during the next several days producing severe weather.

Began near Castine (44.3800, -68.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 598698. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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