Strong Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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, October 28, 2000
A strong cold front moved through the region followed by a prolonged period of gusty northwest winds. 5 million in damages to a storage building and equipment.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $1.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 strong cold front moved through the region followed by a prolonged period of gusty northwest winds. The winds knocked over a battery charger at a bark mulch manufacturing operation in Windham, sparking a fire that caused an estimated $1.2 to $1.5 million in damages to a storage building and equipment. Winds gusted to 45 mph (measured) in Portland, and 44 mph (measured) in Lewiston.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 York
- When
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior York
- When
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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, Sagadahoc
- When
- October 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (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
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000
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- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 28 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5158888, 5158889, 5158890, 5158891, 5158892, 5158893.