Strong Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind and Strong Wind in Maine, December 12, 2000
A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast across New York State and into Canada. The storm produced high winds across the western mountains and foothills, and strong winds across the remainder of western and mid-coast Maine.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast across New York State and into Canada. The storm produced high winds across the western mountains and foothills, and strong winds across the remainder of western and mid-coast Maine. The high winds downed trees and limbs, causing minor damage to a house in Dixfield. In North Berwick, the strong and gusty winds downed a tree that critically injured a 41 year-old woman. The winds also caused scattered power outages throughout the area, affecting about 10,000 customers, 2500 of which were in Oxford and Franklin Counties. Peak wind gusts were measured at 60 mph in Rumford, 49 mph in Sanford, and 46 mph in Brunswick
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 strong wind, 4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Central Somerset
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 Waldo
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 York
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 Waldo
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 York
- When
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
- December 12, 11:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- December 12, 4:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- December 12, 4:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- December 12, 4:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- December 12, 4:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, December 2000
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: 5167483, 5167484, 5169235, 5169236, 5169237, 5169238, 5169239, 5169240, 5169241, 5169242, 5169243, 5169355, 5169356, 5169231, 5169232, 5169233, 5169234.