High Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, December 17 to 18, 2000
A low pressure system strengthened as it moved across the eastern Great Lakes and into Canada. The storm produced a prolonged period of high winds across western 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
- 0
- 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 across the eastern Great Lakes and into Canada. The storm produced a prolonged period of high winds across western Maine. The winds damaged two planes and five hangers at Dyer's Airstrip near Rumford. Numerous trees were downed, especially in coastal towns such as Boothbay Harbor and Pemiquid Point. Power outages affected 48,000 customers. Peak wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph in Gorham and 62 mph in Poland and Rangely.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal York
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior York
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kennebec
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- December 17, 3:30 PM EST to December 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Connecticut, December 17, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 17, 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: 5167497, 5167498, 5167499, 5167500, 5167501, 5167502, 5167503, 5167504, 5167505, 5167506, 5167507, 5167508, 5167509, 5167510, 5167511, 5167512, 5167513.