Hail, Cumberland
- When
- July 23, 3:08 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, West Scarborough
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -70.380
Hail in Maine, July 23, 1999
An isolated thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail in West Scarborough near Dunston Corners. Also, half inch hail reportedly covered the ground near Old Orchard Beach.
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.
An isolated thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail in West Scarborough near Dunston Corners. Also, half inch hail reportedly covered the ground near Old Orchard Beach.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 23 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 23 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 23 to 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 23, 1999
- Heat in Minnesota, July 23 to 25, 1999
- Heat in Maryland, July 23 to 31, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, July 23, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, July 23, 1999
- Heat in Delaware, July 23 to 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 23, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5715849.