Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook
- When
- July 18, 2:52 PM EST
- Where
- Aroostook County, Mars Hill
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.520, -67.870
Many branches were snapped off and several powerlines were downed.
Damaging Winds in Maine, July 18, 1999
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 5
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.
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook
- When
- July 18, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Aroostook County, 3 mi W of Bridgewater
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -67.900
Numerous trees ranging from 8-18 inches in diameter were uprooted onto Packard Road closing it for a time.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook
- When
- July 18, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Aroostook County, 3 mi N of Bridgewater
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.470, -67.830
Several large trees were split and/or uprooted. One tree fell against a house. Several hay and potato fields were flattened by straight-line winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook
- When
- July 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Aroostook County, Bridgewater
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -67.830
Several large trees were uprooted along Route 1 at the north end of town briefly closing the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook
- When
- July 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Aroostook County, 3 mi NE of Bridgewater
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -67.780
Several 6-12 inch diameter trees were uprooted.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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
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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: 5712858, 5712859, 5712860, 5712861, 5712862.