Hail in York County, Maine

Hail July 14, 2020 · York County, Maine

1.5 in

Hail diameter

$200K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A very impressive hail storm occurred in and around Sanford early in the morning on the 14th. A supercell thunderstorm dumped large amounts of mainly small hail that piled up to several feet in spots where water had washed the hail into piles. Many cars at a dealership were damaged. A few stones were as big as ping pong balls.

The wider storm

A strong upper level low pressure system moved toward Maine from the west during the early morning hours on the 14th. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed early in the morning and moved eastward affecting the southern portion of the state throughout the day. York County was impacted by a Supercell Storm which brought large damaging hail and localized areas of intense wind damage.

Began near Sanford (43.4300, -70.7700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 912415. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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