Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 26, 1994
Start: 1994-07-26T14:00
End: 1994-07-26T19:14
Location: Maine

July 26, 1994 · 14 events in 4 counties and zones

8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $610,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

Event by event

8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Aroostook

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees throughout the town of Allagash. Large hail also accumulated up to six inches deep.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees throughout the town of Allagash. Large hail also accumulated up to six inches deep.

Hail, Aroostook

When: July 26, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 1.12 in hail
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail was reported by a weather spotter six miles south of Fort Kent.

Hail, Aroostook

When: July 26, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weather spotter reported grape-size hail in Fort Kent.

Hail, Aroostook

When: July 26, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail was observed near St. Francis.

Hail, Piscataquis

When: July 26, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Piscataquis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Forestry service reported golf ball-size hail in the Fish Lake/Chamberlain Lake area.

Hail, Aroostook

When: July 26, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell in the Eagle Lake area.

Hail, Piscataquis

When: July 26, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Piscataquis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff reported golf ball-size hail near the town of Wellington.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: July 26, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Cumberland County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down in South Bridgton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: July 26, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Cumberland County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines and trees were felled in the towns of Naples, Sebago and Casco.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook

When: July 26, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds gusted to 60 mph in the town of Wilton.

Hail, Piscataquis

When: July 26, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Piscataquis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported at Kingsburg Plantation in Wellington.

Thunderstorm Wind, Androscoggin

When: July 26, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Androscoggin County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two large hay wagons were moved 250 feet in Wales, destroying one of them.

Thunderstorm Wind, Androscoggin

When: July 26, 7:14 PM EST
Where: Androscoggin County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off a house in Auburn by thunderstorm winds.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maine in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, July 1994

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10326975, 10326976, 10326977, 10326978, 10326981, 10327031, 10327200, 10327032, 10327206, 10327207, 10327201, 10327033, 10327728, 10327729.