High Wind, Coastal Hancock
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, March 28, 2000
An intense low lifted through New York state to southern Quebec province producing strong onshore southeast winds across Downeast Maine. The storm produced sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with some gusts in excess of 60 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
An intense low lifted through New York state to southern Quebec province producing strong onshore southeast winds across Downeast Maine. The storm produced sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with some gusts in excess of 60 mph. The strongest winds generally occurred near the immediate coast. The strong winds brought down branches and toppled several trees which contributed to scattered power outages across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coastal Washington
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Hancock
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Washington
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Penobscot
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (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
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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: 5138741, 5138742, 5138743, 5138744, 5138745.