Lightning, Lincoln
- When
- July 18, 1:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 1999
Lightning ignited several forest and brush fires during the afternoon of the 18th in Lincoln County as dry conditions contributed to the volatility of the situation. More than 30 firefighters were involved in fighting the blazes.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
Lightning ignited several forest and brush fires during the afternoon of the 18th in Lincoln County as dry conditions contributed to the volatility of the situation. More than 30 firefighters were involved in fighting the blazes.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:29 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Kansas, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 18, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 18, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1999
More
Every storm in Maine in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, July 1999
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: 5715867.