Thunderstorm Wind — Waldo, Maine

2021-06-30 · near Monroe, Waldo, Maine

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees two miles north of Monroe, ME.

Wider weather episode

A hot and humid airmass with heat index values well into the 90s was firmly in place when an upper level trough and associated cold front begin to move into western Maine on the afternoon of June 30th. Storms began to develop and quickly became severe due to very unstable conditions being fueled by the near record heat and humidity. The storms traveled from west to east straight to the coast through the afternoon hours, leaving in their wake downed trees and power outages. A particular damaging storm impacted the Belgrade Lakes region with 100s of down trees and property damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 969332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.