High Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, November 9, 1996
Strong gusty winds associated with a low pressure center moving northeastward through New York State downed trees and branches in Southwestern Maine causing an estimated 10,000 people to lose power.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 gusty winds associated with a low pressure center moving northeastward through New York State downed trees and branches in Southwestern Maine causing an estimated 10,000 people to lose power.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior York
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kennebec
- When
- November 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (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
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- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 9 to 15, 1996
- Flooding in New York, November 9 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, November 9, 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: 5582544, 5582545, 5582546, 5582547, 5582548, 5582549, 5582550.