Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Maine, January 13 to 14, 1998
Winds became strong and gusty following the passage of a cold front late Tuesday, January 13, and continuing through the day Wednesday. Light mixed precipitation preceded the front as low pressure track to the northwest of the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 30 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
- 30
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.
Winds became strong and gusty following the passage of a cold front late Tuesday, January 13, and continuing through the day Wednesday. Light mixed precipitation preceded the front as low pressure track to the northwest of the state. The strong winds which followed the front slowed restoration efforts and created additional power outages in the wake of the previous week's ice storm. Partially downed trees, dangling tree branches, and ice continued to fall in southern and central parts of the state. In Augusta, winds gusted to over 45 mph during the day Wednesday, January 14.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Central Penobscot
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Hancock
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Washington
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal York
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Hancock
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Washington
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior York
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kennebec
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Knox
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Penobscot
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Somerset
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Penobscot
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 13, 10:00 PM EST to January 14, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 13 to 16, 1998
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 16, 1998
- Flood in Louisiana, January 13, 1998
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 13 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, January 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 13 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13 to 14, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, January 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 1998
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: 5638231, 5638232, 5638233, 5638234, 5638235, 5638236, 5638237, 5638238, 5638239, 5638240, 5638241, 5638242, 5638243, 5638244, 5638245, 5638246, 5638247, 5638248, 5638249, 5638250, 5638251, 5638252, 5638253, 5638254, 5638255, 5638256, 5638257, 5638258, 5638259, 5638260.