High Wind, Androscoggin
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Maine, October 15, 2003
A strong low pressure system moving northeast along the Saint Lawrence River Valley caused damaging winds over western and southern Maine. The high winds downed trees and limbs causing property damage and numerous power outages.
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.
- 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
- 1
- 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.
A strong low pressure system moving northeast along the Saint Lawrence River Valley caused damaging winds over western and southern Maine. The high winds downed trees and limbs causing property damage and numerous power outages. A number of buildings and vehicles were damaged by falling trees. A number of boats broke loose from their moorings and either sank or were beached. A partially constructed roof collapsed on a 43 year-old male causing serious injury. Power outages affected 70,630 customers. Statewide, about 20% of the population was affected by power outages, prompting the Governor to declare a state of emergency. Some areas were without electric power for 3 days. Peak wind gusts were measured at 62 mph at Cape Elizabeth and 53 mph in Bath and Rockland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Somerset
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal Waldo
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Coastal York
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Cumberland
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Waldo
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior York
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kennebec
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Franklin
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oxford
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sagadahoc
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Franklin
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oxford
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Somerset
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5371675, 5371676, 5371677, 5371678, 5371679, 5371680, 5371681, 5371682, 5371683, 5371684, 5371685, 5371686, 5371687, 5371688, 5371689, 5371690, 5371691.