Strong Wind, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- November 24, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 in Maine, November 24, 1998
Strong winds downed limbs and trees onto power lines causing scattered power outages in the Greenville and Dover-Foxcroft areas. Winds gusted to 39 mph at Greenville.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 winds downed limbs and trees onto power lines causing scattered power outages in the Greenville and Dover-Foxcroft areas. Winds gusted to 39 mph at Greenville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- High Surf in California, November 24 to 25, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 24 to 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, November 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: 5676751.