Intense low pressure tracking northward across Maine produced strong winds across portions of Downeast Maine. were common.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Intense low pressure tracking northward across Maine produced strong winds across portions of Downeast Maine. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...were common. The winds toppled trees...downed tree limbs and power lines which contributed to power outages. At the height of the storm...in excess of 7000 customers were without power. The strongest winds generally occurred along the immediate coast where several boats were torn from their moorings. Some of these boats washed ashore while others sank.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2002
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: 5318990, 5318991, 5318992, 5318993.