High Wind — Southern Oxford, Maine

2017-10-30 · Southern Oxford, Maine

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, October 29th, intensified rapidly Sunday night and Monday as it moved northward and moisture and energy from the remnants of Tropical Storm Phillipe merged with the storm. The system brought high winds and heavy rain to much of Maine with the highest winds in southern and western areas and the highest rainfall amounts in the mountains.

Observed wind gusts across the hardest hit areas generally ranged from 55 to 70 mph. Some official reporting sites included Portland (69 mph), Bangor (66 mph), Greenville (61 mph), Augusta (60 mph), Bar Harbor (60 mph), Millinocket (55 mph), and Rangeley (51 mph). Several unofficial sites reported stronger wind gusts. Wind gusts in the coastal marine areas ranged up to more than 90 mph.

Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches in the mountain with some amounts up to 5 inches. Along coastal areas, rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some higher amounts in the Mid-Coast. Some of the higher official amounts include Andover (5.02 inches), Rangeley (4.00 inches), New Sharon (3.85 inches), West Rockport (3.46 inches), Bethel (3.39), Hartford (3.38), Poland (3.30 inches), Waterford (3.21).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 725136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.