Thunderstorm Wind, Oxford
- When
- August 26, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Oxford County, North Waterford
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -70.770
Damaging Wind in Maine, August 26, 1996
A hail induced microburst from a severe thunderstorm blew apart several buildings in a local lumberyard. The wooden roof of one of the buildings landed about 100 yards away in a wooded area.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
A hail induced microburst from a severe thunderstorm blew apart several buildings in a local lumberyard. The wooden roof of one of the buildings landed about 100 yards away in a wooded area. The storm also knocked over a garage and numerous trees. In Albany, the wind blew over a barn.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 26 to 27, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, August 26, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 26, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, August 26 to 27, 1996
- Hail in South Carolina, August 26, 1996
- Hail in Vermont, August 26, 1996
- Hail in Texas, August 26, 1996
- Hail in Vermont, August 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 26, 1996
More
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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: 5578708.