Strong Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- October 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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 16 to 17, 2002
A low pressure area that developed over the Maryland coast and moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine caused strong and gusty, northwest winds over portions of coastal and interior southwest Maine. In the Rockland area, winds and seas caused several boats to pull loose from their moorings.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 low pressure area that developed over the Maryland coast and moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine caused strong and gusty, northwest winds over portions of coastal and interior southwest Maine. In the Rockland area, winds and seas caused several boats to pull loose from their moorings. One 37 foot lobster boat was destroyed and several other boats were damaged. In Harrison, winds downed a tree onto a barn. Winds also downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 900 customers were affected, mainly in Knox and Lincoln Counties. Peak wind gusts were measured at 71 mph at Matinicus Rock, 54 mph at the Portland Buoy, 46 mph at Rockland, and 44 mph in Portland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- October 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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, Interior Cumberland
- When
- October 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior York
- When
- October 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 AM 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, Knox
- When
- October 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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 16, 1:00 PM EST to October 17, 2:00 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
- Flooding and High Wind in New Jersey, October 16, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 16 to 19, 2002
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 16, 2002
- High Wind in Maine, October 16 to 17, 2002
- Coastal Flood in New York, October 16, 2002
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, October 16, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, October 16, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, October 16 to 17, 2002
More
Every storm in Maine in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2002
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: 5318437, 5318438, 5318439, 5318440, 5318441, 5318442, 5318443, 5318444.