High Wind, Interior York
- When
- February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, February 25, 1996
A strong pressure gradient around a deep low pressure center in New Brunswick brought strong winds to the southern two-thirds of Maine. High winds brought down trees and power lines in the southwest interior, disrupting power to thousands of customers.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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 strong pressure gradient around a deep low pressure center in New Brunswick brought strong winds to the southern two-thirds of Maine. High winds brought down trees and power lines in the southwest interior, disrupting power to thousands of customers.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in New Hampshire, February 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Maine in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, February 1996
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: 5556703, 5556856.