Storms in Maine in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Maine in 1971, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Maine in 1971 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 20
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $1.3 million
- Episodes
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
June 1971
- Hail in Maine, June 7, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Maine, June 8, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Maine, June 21, 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maine, June 30, 1971
July 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 1, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Maine, July 16, 1971
- Tornadoes in Maine, July 31, 1971
August 1971
October 1971
November 1971
More
Every year in MaineEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Maine in 197119701972
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.