Maine storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Maine between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
15,601
Storm events
140
Tornadoes
8
Hurricanes
41
Deaths
Significant recent events in Maine
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
A woman was killed while camping in the Allagash Wilderness region when thunderstorm winds toppled a tree on to her tent.
The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet (MLLW) at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tid…
The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tide remai…
The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet (MLLW) at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tid…
The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet (MLLW) at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tid…
The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet (MLLW) at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tid…
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). In the Portsmouth region at the relatively new Seavey Island …
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). Further up the Maine coast the storm surge was slightly highe…
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). Further up the Maine coast the storm surge was slightly highe…
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). Further up the Maine coast the storm surge was slightly highe…
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). Further up the Maine coast the storm surge was slightly highe…
Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves during the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The NWS Gray office recorded a peak gust of 58 mph at 10…
Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves during the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The peak gusts were fairly typical of a high wind event …
Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves in the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The peak gusts were fairly typical of a high wind event duri…
The Carrabassett River Valley experienced catastrophic flooding following a heavy rain and snowmelt event on December 18th. The rain fell over an 18 hour period and averaged 5 inches across the basin, with an additional 2 to 3.5 inches of snowmelt. The steep terrain and frozen gr…
Counties and zones
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Androscoggin (574)
Aroostook (933)
Central Interior Cumberland (40)
Central Penobscot (304)
Central Piscataquis (255)
Central Somerset (281)
Central Washington (262)
Coastal Cumberland (385)
Coastal Hancock (362)
Coastal Waldo (288)
Coastal Washington (349)
Coastal York (366)
Cumberland (598)
Franklin (285)
Hancock (136)
Interior Cumberland (270)
Interior Cumberland Highlands (32)
Interior Hancock (298)
Interior Waldo (274)
Interior Washington (64)
Interior York (307)
Kennebec (686)
Knox (389)
Lincoln (426)
Northeast Aroostook (358)
Northern Franklin (301)
Northern Oxford (300)
Northern Penobscot (327)
Northern Piscataquis (300)
Northern Somerset (259)
Northern Washington (222)
Northwest Aroostook (329)
Oxford (561)
Penobscot (574)
Piscataquis (330)
Sagadahoc (395)
Somerset (465)
Southeast Aroostook (336)
Southern Franklin (298)
Southern Oxford (305)
Southern Penobscot (323)
Southern Piscataquis (307)
Southern Somerset (305)
Waldo (139)
Washington (171)
York (516)