Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM 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 in Maine, October 30 to 31, 2000
An ocean storm east of Cape Cod produced strong and gusty, northeast winds along the coast. The wind downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages in York, Eliot, and South Berwick.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
An ocean storm east of Cape Cod produced strong and gusty, northeast winds along the coast. The wind downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages in York, Eliot, and South Berwick. Fallen trees damaged a house and two vehicles in Rockland. Winds gusted to 41 mph (measured) in Rockland and Portland.
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 Waldo
- When
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM 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
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM 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, Knox
- When
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM 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
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- October 30, 4:00 PM EST to October 31, 1:00 AM 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
- Flood in California, October 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, October 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Utah, October 30 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Massachusetts, October 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30, 2000
- Flood in Hawaii, October 30, 2000
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, October 30, 2000
- Flood in Oklahoma, October 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, October 30 to 31, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5158894, 5158895, 5158896, 5158897, 5158898, 5158899.