Maine, 2001

Strong Wind in Maine, March 5 to 7, 2001

March 5 to 7, 2001 · NWS GYX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

A powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Monday evening, March 5, and Tuesday, March 6, brought strong, gusty, northeast winds to the coastal and southern interior sections of western Maine. Peak wind gusts were measured at 41 mph in Rockland and 40 mph in Portland and Sanford.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
11

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 powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Monday evening, March 5, and Tuesday, March 6, brought strong, gusty, northeast winds to the coastal and southern interior sections of western Maine. Peak wind gusts were measured at 41 mph in Rockland and 40 mph in Portland and Sanford.

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 Mar 5, 2:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 2:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
245 PM EST MON MAR 5 2001

STORM PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE HEADG TWD 40DEG N AND 70DEG W.  IT
WILL MEANDER OUT THERE S OF CAPE COD THRU TMRW AND CONTINUE TO
DEEPEN.  LOTS OF MOISTR AND WIND.  THE CLOSEOFF IS MOVING TO A
PERFECT SPOT FOR ENSURING MAXIMUM QPF FRM THIS STORM.  QPF ANYWHERE
FRM 1 1/2 INCHES ON THE NGM TO NRLY 3 INCHES ON THE ETA.  WL GO WTH
AN AVG OF 1 TO 2 FT OF SNW ACRS THE AREA...HIGHER AMNTS IN SRN SXNS
AND SLIGHTLY LESSER AMNTS IN THE MAINE MTNS.  STRNG ONSHR FLOW WL
HELP PUSH TIDES 1 TO 2 FT ABV NRML WCH WL PRODUCE MINIMAL
FLOODING.  WL MENTION THIS IN THE COASTAL ZNS WTH PSBL BEACH
EROSION.  THE SNW WL CONT INTO TUE WTH SOME CLRG FINALLY MOVING IN
FRM N TO S LATE TUE.

GYX...MARINE STORM WARNING.
      WINTER STORM WARNING ALL ZONES.

TEB

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Androscoggin

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Androscoggin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Coastal Waldo

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Waldo forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Coastal York

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal York forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Interior Cumberland

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Interior Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Interior Waldo

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Interior Waldo forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Interior York

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Interior York forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Kennebec

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Kennebec forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Knox

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Lincoln

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Sagadahoc

When
March 5, 7:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Sagadahoc forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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.

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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: 5236700, 5236701, 5236702, 5236703, 5236704, 5236705, 5236706, 5236707, 5236708, 5236709, 5236710.