Thunderstorm Wind in Waldo County, Maine

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2018 · Waldo County, Maine

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm downed trees on Airport Road, Monroe Road and Lebanon Road in Monroe.

The wider storm

A very hot and humid air mass was in place over the region on the afternoon of August 7th with temperatures in the 90s and dew points in the lower 70s producing CAPE values up to 3000 J/KG. An upper trough approaching from the west brought increasing shear into the region as storms began developing in the afternoon. Multiple reports of wind damage were associated with these storms.

Began near Fernald Arpt (44.6564, -68.8788).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 778654. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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