Thunderstorm Wind — Waldo, Maine

2018-08-07 · near Fernald Arpt, Waldo, Maine

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 778654. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.