Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Maine, June 4, 1998
An intense low pressure center over the Canadian Maritimes caused strong winds over much of western Maine. The strong winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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.
An intense low pressure center over the Canadian Maritimes caused strong winds over much of western Maine. The strong winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Winds gusted to 44 mph at the Portland Jetport.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal York
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior York
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kennebec
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Knox
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Penobscot
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- June 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Flood in Missouri, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in Utah, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, June 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: 5675827, 5675828, 5675829, 5675830, 5675831, 5675832, 5675833, 5675834, 5675896, 5675897, 5675898, 5675899, 5675900, 5675901, 5675902, 5675903, 5675904, 5675905, 5675906.