Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, October 1, 1998
Strong winds developed over all of Maine following the passage of a cold front. The winds downed trees and limbs, causing scattered power outages.
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.
Strong winds developed over all of Maine following the passage of a cold front. The winds downed trees and limbs, causing scattered power outages. Winds gusted to 52 mph in Brunswick, and to 44 mph in both Portland and Lewiston.
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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Hancock
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Washington
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Coastal York
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Hancock
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 Washington
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior York
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, Northern Penobscot
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Somerset
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- October 1, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Strong Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 1, 1998
- High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 1 to 2, 1998
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 1, 1998
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676196, 5676197, 5676602, 5676603, 5676604, 5676605, 5676606, 5676607, 5676608, 5676609, 5676610, 5676611, 5676612, 5676613, 5676614, 5676615, 5676616, 5676617, 5676618, 5676619, 5676620, 5676621, 5676622, 5676623, 5676624, 5676625, 5676626, 5676627, 5676628, 5676629.