Damaging Wind in Maine, August 10, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Maine, August 10, 2005
Start: 2005-08-10T23:15
End: 2005-08-10T23:15
Location: Maine

August 10, 2005 · NWS CAR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

Where it happened

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 CAR wrote it up.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

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 Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 3:30 PM EST, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 3:30 PM EST, 7 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
430 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST
WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY AND REMAIN INTO
FRIDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY
A WEAK COLD FRONT LATER SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO FIRE UP ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MAINE ATTM. ML CAPES ACROSS THIS AREA 1000-1500J AND 0-6
KM SHEAR AROUND 30 KTS WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITY INTO THIS EVENING.
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE SO COULD ALSO SEE HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WITH ANY ACTIVITY. COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN AREAS LATE
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN MAINE EARLY
THURSDAY. COULD STILL SEE SOME LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY OTHERWISE EXPECT CLEARING TO DEVELOP ALL
AREAS BY LATE DAY THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THUS
EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH SOME READINGS INTO THE MID 40S IN THE NORMALLY COLDER
LOCATIONS. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH
MOST OF FRIDAY WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EAST
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN AREAS LATE.

THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NOT CLEAR CUT AT THE MOMENT
WITH SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES WHICH MAKES FOR A LOW CONFIDENCE
FORECAST BOTH DAYS. LATEST GFS BRINGS WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
ACROSS FOR SUNDAY. THIS SOLUTION IS A BIT FASTER THAN PREVIOUS GFS
RUNS AND ALSO FASTER THAN LATEST NAM AND LAST NIGHTS CMC MODELS AS
WELL. FOR KNOW LEANED WITH LESS PESSIMISTIC GFS SOLUTION ALTHOUGH
THE BEST WEATHER STILL APPEARS AS IF IT WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN
AREAS WITH BEST CHANCES FOR ANY PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL AND
DOWNEAST ZONES LATER SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY.

FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL KEEP DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO
BUILD BACK ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST WITH MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
EXPECT SCATTERED TSRA TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN TERMINALS THIS
EVENING. THEN EXPECT MVFR DUE TO CEILINGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS AND
FOG OVERNIGHT. EXPECT KBGR TERMINAL TO BECOME IFR LATE TONIGHT DUE
TO CEILINGS AND FOG.

&&

.MARINE...
NO HEADLINES EXPECTED.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE...COBB/DUDA
LONG TERM/MARINE...DUDA
AVIATION...SMF

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 5:05 AM EST, 18 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
605 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-110930-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT ME-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS ME-CENTRAL WASHINGTON ME-
COASTAL HANCOCK ME-COASTAL WASHINGTON ME-INTERIOR HANCOCK ME-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS ME-
NORTHERN SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN WASHINGTON ME-NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK ME-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS ME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...BANGOR...BAR HARBOR...
BAXTER ST PARK...BLUE HILL...BROWNVILLE JUNCTION...BUCKSPORT...
CALAIS...CARIBOU...CHERRYFIELD...CLAYTON LAKE...DAAQUAM...DANFORTH...
DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN...DEXTER...DOVER-FOXCROFT...EAGLE LAKE...
EASTPORT...ELLSWORTH...FORT FAIRFIELD...FORT KENT...GREENVILLE...
GUILFORD...HOULTON...HOWLAND...LIMESTONE...LINCOLN...LUBEC...
MACHIAS...MADAWASKA...MILLINOCKET...MOUNT KATAHDIN...NEWPORT...
OLD TOWN...PATTEN...PORTAGE...PRESQUE ISLE...RIPOGENUS...
SAINT PAMPHILE...VAN BUREN AND VANCEBORO
605 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST PROMINENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF MAINE.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH THE MAIN SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO
MINOR STREET FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
SPOTTERS ARE ADVISED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU.

HEWITT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:37 PM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
737 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

MEZ006-011-032-110015-
AROOSTOOK...PENOBSCOT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
737 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK...PENOBSCOT AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 735 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS OVER WYTOPITLOCK. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 815 PM EDT INCLUDE...
    WYTOPITLOCK...        DANFORTH...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
    STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...
    HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
    DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...5 TO 10 STRIKES PER MINUTE...

IF THREATENING SKIES APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER OR
BUILDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.

REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.

LAT...LON 4568 6829 4550 6822 4550 6740 4588 6760

COBB

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 9:06 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1006 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

MEZ003-004-110300-
SOMERSET AND PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES...
1006 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...SOMERSET AND PISCATAQUIS
COUNTIES...

AT 1005 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...STRETCHING FROM 14 MILES NORTH
OF BILLY-JACK DEPOT TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BILLY-JACK DEPOT. THE
LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 1100 PM EDT INCLUDE...
  REMOTE AREAS OF NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY

  REMOTE AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
    GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...
    HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
    DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...UP TO 4 STRIKES PER MINUTE...

IF THREATENING SKIES APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER OR
BUILDING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.

REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.

LAT...LON 4653 7015 4597 7055 4601 6950 4653 6946

FITZSIMMONS

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 10:52 PM EST, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1152 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

MEZ001-002-004>006-010-110530-

AROOSTOOK...PISCATAQUIS AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

1152 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK...PISCATAQUIS AND
PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

AT 1146 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTAGE DOWN TO
MOUNT KATAHDIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS LINE WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 130 AM EDT INCLUDE...
    PORTAGE...            MAPLETON...           HOULTON...
    HODGDON...            WASHBURN...           WOODLAND...
    PRESQUE ISLE...       EASTON...             MARS HILL...
    MILLINOCKET...        WEST SEBOEIS          MEDWAY...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
    GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...
    HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
    DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...UP TO 4 STRIKES PER MINUTE...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.

REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.

LAT...LON 4693 6941 4545 6915 4605 6776 4729 6790

HEWITT

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 10:52 PM EST, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1152 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

MEZ001-002-004>006-010-110530-

AROOSTOOK...PISCATAQUIS AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

1152 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK...PISCATAQUIS AND
PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

AT 1146 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTAGE DOWN TO
MOUNT KATAHDIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY
RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS
LINE WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 130 AM EDT INCLUDE...
    PORTAGE...            MAPLETON...           HOULTON...
    HODGDON...            WASHBURN...           WOODLAND...
    PRESQUE ISLE...       EASTON...             MARS HILL...
    MILLINOCKET...        WEST SEBOEIS          MEDWAY...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
    GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...
    HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...
     DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.

REPORT WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU.

LAT...LON 4693 6941 4545 6915 4605 6776 4729 6790

HEWITT

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aroostook

When: August 10, 11:15 PM EST
Where: Aroostook County, Ft Fairfield
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 46.767, -67.817

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maine in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, August 2005

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: 5471827.