High Wind and Strong Wind in Maine, February 10, 2001

Name: High Wind and Strong Wind in Maine, February 10, 2001
Start: 2001-02-10T09:00
End: 2001-02-10T18:00
Location: Maine

February 10, 2001 · NWS GYX · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

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.

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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.

Strong, gusty, northwest winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area on Saturday, the 10th. The winds blew down trees and limbs onto power lines causing power outages and scattered property damage. No injuries were reported. Power outages affected approximately 35,000 customers. Winds destroyed a drive-in movie theater screen in Westbrook. Peak gusts were measured at 66 mph in Durham, 62 mph in Poland, 61 mph in Rumford, and 60 mph in Sanford. Other measured wind gusts were 54 mph in Portland, and 53 mph in Brunswick, Rockland and Waterville.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 10, 3:00 AM EST, 6 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 3:00 AM EST, 6 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
3 AM EST SAT FEB 10 2001

WRK ZONES AND WRK CWF IN AWIPS. THANKS TO CAR FOR THE COORD AND THE
ICWF HELP.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE FROM QUEBEC TO LABRADOR TONIGHT.
STRONG NW FLOW WITH TUMBLING TEMPS TODAY WILL RESULT.

FRONT MOVING THRU WESTERN NY ATTM WITH GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KTS
PLUS. FRONT SHOULD MOVE THUR FA AROUND 12Z. AVN SHOWING SFC WINDS OF
40 TO 45 KTS. CONTINUED WITH WIND ADV BUT WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS
APPROACH WRNG CRITERIA BASED ON GUSTS AND SUSTAINED WINDS NOW
OCCURRING IN WESTERN NY AND PA.

LINE OF HEAVY RAINS MOVING THRU CENTRAL NH ATTM WHICH IS OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. ONE MORE AREA OF SHOWERS EXPECTED TO MOVE THRU LATER
THIS MORN WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. LDS IS SHOWING A COUPLE OF STRIKES
IN NY. CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED -TSRA WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE BUT
NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO MENTION IN ZONES.

WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT. WILL LET DAY
SHIFT MULL THAT ONE OVER TODAY. HAVE GONE WITH OR A BIT BELOW MAV
TEMPS FOR TONIGHT AND SUN. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THRU SUN WITH A
SLOW WEAKENING.

.GYX...
ME...WIND ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY FOR ZONES MEZ007>009...MEZ012>014...
MEZ018>028.

NH...WIND ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY FOR ZONES NHZ001>010...NHZ013>014.

MARINE STORM WARNING

HAWLEY

The radar

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Event by event

13 strong wind, 4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Interior Cumberland

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Interior Cumberland forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Interior York

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Interior York forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Oxford

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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)

Strong Wind, Northern Oxford

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Oxford forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Central Somerset

When: February 10, 9:00 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: February 10, 9:00 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: February 10, 9:00 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: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 Waldo

When: February 10, 9:00 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, Kennebec

When: February 10, 9:00 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: February 10, 9:00 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: February 10, 9:00 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)

Strong Wind, Northern Franklin

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Sagadahoc

When: February 10, 9:00 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)

Strong Wind, Southern Franklin

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Southern Somerset

When: February 10, 9:00 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)

High Wind, Androscoggin

When: February 10, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Androscoggin forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 44.166, -70.206 (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.
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

Every storm in Maine in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, February 2001

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: 5232603, 5232604, 5232605, 5232606, 5232607, 5232608, 5232609, 5232610, 5232611, 5232612, 5232613, 5232614, 5232615, 5232616, 5232617, 5232618, 5232708.