High Wind, Central Washington
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, January 19 to 20, 1996
Strong south to southeast winds ahead of an intense low pressure center that moved northeast out of the Great Lakes downed trees and power lines in scattered areas across the southern two-thirds of Maine. Wind gusts up to 120 mph were recorded on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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.
Strong south to southeast winds ahead of an intense low pressure center that moved northeast out of the Great Lakes downed trees and power lines in scattered areas across the southern two-thirds of Maine. Wind gusts up to 120 mph were recorded on Sugarloaf Mountain. Wind gusts of up to 60 to 72 mph were recorded in the lower elevations throughout the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Interior York
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kennebec
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal York
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Hancock
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Washington
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Piscataquis
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Penobscot
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Hancock
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (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
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 1996
More
Every storm in Maine in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 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: 5556430, 5556431, 5556432, 5556433, 5556434, 5556435, 5556436, 5556437, 5556438, 5556439, 5556440, 5556441, 5556442, 5556443, 5559336, 5559337, 5559338, 5559339, 5559340, 5559341, 5559342, 5559343, 5559344, 5559345.