Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, March 16, 1999
Strong winds downed trees and limbs causing scattered power outages throughout the state. Wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range were reported throughout the area.
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
- 2
- 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 downed trees and limbs causing scattered power outages throughout the state. Wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range were reported throughout the area. More than 5600 customers lost electrical service. In Old Town, the wind blew out a window at the Post Office, reportedly striking and injuring one employee. The strong winds came at the tail end of a major winter storm and caused whiteout conditions throughout the state. The wind also caused a tractor trailer to jackknife on an icy Rt. 302 near Bridgton, injuring the driver.
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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Hancock
- When
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- March 16, 5:00 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, Southern Somerset
- When
- March 16, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, March 16 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 16, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, March 16 to 17, 1999
- Dust Devil in Florida, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 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: 5703103, 5703104, 5703105, 5703106, 5703107, 5703108, 5703109, 5703110, 5703111, 5703112, 5703113, 5703114, 5703115, 5703211, 5703212, 5703213, 5703214, 5703215, 5703216, 5703217, 5703218, 5703219, 5703220, 5703221, 5703222, 5703223, 5703224, 5703225, 5703226, 5703227.