Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 2, 9:33 PM EST to 9:37 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Wiscasset
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -69.667
Damaging Wind in Maine, August 2, 2005
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Wiscasset.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 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 GYX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Wiscasset.
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 Aug 2, 8:47 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 8:47 PM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 947 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 .UPDATE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GRAY MAINE FORECAST AREA. THESE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIE OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE AIR COOLS AND STABILIZES. PLAN ON UPDATING THE ZONES WHEN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDS AT 11 PM. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE PLUS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ARE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. WILL CARRY MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EVENING THEN END PRECIPITATION. EXPECT CLEARING WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND WINDS ALOFT GO INTO THE NORTHWEST. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CREST OVER THE STATE THURSDAY MORNING THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO TEMPERATURE GRIDS FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST TO BETTER FIT NEIGHBORING OFFICES. HAVE ADJUSTED SKY GRIDS FOR TIMING WITH RIDGE PASSAGE. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT AND PASS TO THE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE REGION WILL STAY IN THE RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THIS HIGH INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && .AVIATION... EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS NEXT 24 HOURS. LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS IN THE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN SOME PATCHY FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. . && .MARINE... HAVE USED THE ETA12 TO INITIALIZE THE WIND GRIDS. EXPECT BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS TO KEEP WINDS LIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD SO HAVE MADE A FEW MANUAL MODIFICATIONS TO KEEP WIND SPEEDS BELOW 10 KNOTS. FOR SEAS HAVE INITIAL WITH WNA WAVE WATCH III. WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED COMBINED SEAS WILL MAINLY CONSIST OF SOUTHEAST SWELL. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:53 AM EST, 18 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 353 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-030752- ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-INTERIOR WALDO ME- INTERIOR YORK ME-KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME- SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME- STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH- COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON (DEER ISLE) ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH... BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT... COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DERRY... DOVER...DURHAM...EUSTIS...EXETER...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON... FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG...GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN... KITTERY...LACONIA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN... LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH... MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES...NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...NORTHWOOD... OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH... RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND...RUMFORD...SALEM...SANFORD... SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS...SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE... TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE...WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE 353 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO AND THREE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DAY FOUR...FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:50 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 750 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 MEZ007-008-NHZ001-002-030050- NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME-NORTHERN OXFORD ME- SOUTHERN COOS NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK... EUSTIS...LANCASTER AND RANGELEY 750 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 AT 745 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN GRAY MAINE...INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CANADIAN BORDER TO KINGFIELD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN COLEBROOK IN COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE TO FARMINGTON IN FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE BY 830 PM. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PERSONS OUT OF DOORS LATE THIS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IMPENDING WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DE TAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:11 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 811 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 NHZ003>006-030110- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN CARROLL NH- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...CONWAY...LEBANON...LINCOLN... LITTLETON...MOULTONBOROUGH...OSSIPEE...PLYMOUTH AND WOODSVILLE 811 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 AT 810 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN GRAY MAINE...INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN GRAFTON AND CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE STORMS EXTENDED FROM BENTON IN GRAFTON COUNTY EASTWARD THROUGH LIVERMORE...SOUTHEASTWARD TO TAMWORTH IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN LYME AND WOLFBORO BY 9 PM. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PERSONS OUT OF DOORS LATE THIS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IMPENDING WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:42 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 842 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 MEZ018-NHZ005-006-008>010-030139- BELKNAP NH-INTERIOR YORK ME-MERRIMACK NH-SOUTHERN CARROLL NH- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-STRAFFORD NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...CONCORD...DOVER...DURHAM... FRANKLIN...HENNIKER...LACONIA...LEBANON...MEREDITH... MOULTONBOROUGH...NEW LONDON...OSSIPEE...PLYMOUTH... ROCHESTER AND SANFORD 842 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 AT 840 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN GRAY MAINE...INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LYME IN CENTRAL GRAFTON COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTWARD THROUGH PLYMOUTH INTO MOULTONBOROUGH AND OSSIPEE IN CARROLL COUNTY INTO PARSONFIELD AND NEWFIELD IN EASTERN YORK COUNTY MAINE. THIS LINE IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN NEW HAMPTON AND GILFORD IN BELKNAP COUNTY EASTWARD THROUGH MIDDLETON IN NORTHERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ACTON AND LEBANON IN EASTERN YORK COUNTY MAINE BETWEEN 900 AND 930 PM. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PERSONS OUT OF DOORS LATE THIS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IMPENDING WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:55 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 855 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-030154- ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-INTERIOR WALDO ME- INTERIOR YORK ME-KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME- SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME- STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH... BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT... COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DERRY... DOVER...DURHAM...EUSTIS...EXETER...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON... FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG...GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN... KITTERY...LACONIA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN... LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH... MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES...NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...NORTHWOOD... OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH... RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND...RUMFORD...SALEM...SANFORD... SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS...SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE... TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE...WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE 855 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 AT 850 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN GRAY MAINE...INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS OVER PORTIONS OF MAINE. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY IS LOCATED OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY MAINE BETWEEN RANGELY AND FARMINGTON AND IS MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN ANDOVER AND HARTFORD IN OXFORD COUNTY BY 930 PM. OTHER HEAVY ACTIVITY IS LOCATED BETWEEN WATERVILLE IN KENNEBEC COUNTY AND BELFAST IN WALDO COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN JEFFERSON IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND OFFSHORE OF WALDO COUNTY BY 930 PM. ALSO...ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM PLYMOUTH IN EASTERN GRAFTON COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE EASTWARD THOUGH MEREDITH IN NORTHERN BELKNAP COUNTY AND OSSIPEE IN SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY... INTO NEWFIELD IN EASTERN YORK COUNTY MAINE. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN FRANKLIN IN MERRIMACK COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH ROCHESTER IN STRAFFORD COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO SOUTH BERWICK IN YORK COUNTY MAINE BY 930 PM. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PERSONS OUT OF DOORS LATE THIS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IMPENDING WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DE TAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Aug 2, 8:17 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
917 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG SKOWHEGAN 44.78N 69.71W
08/02/2005 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG CORNVILLE 44.84N 69.67W
08/02/2005 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
&&Special weather statement, Aug 2, 8:43 PM EST, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 943 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-014-030242- ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR WALDO ME-INTERIOR YORK ME- KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH-NORTHERN CARROLL NH- NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME-NORTHERN GRAFTON NH- NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME-SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME-SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME- SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME-STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH... BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT... COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DOVER... DURHAM...EUSTIS...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON...FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG... GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN...KITTERY...LACONIA... LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN...LINCOLNVILLE... LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH...MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES... NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD... PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH...RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND... RUMFORD...SANFORD...SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS... SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE...TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE... WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE 943 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005 AT 940 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM STRATFORD IN COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL OXFORD COUNTY INTO NORTHERN ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY INTO CENTRAL KENNEBEC COUNTY. THE ACTIVITY IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN LINCOLN IN GRAFTON COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WHITEFIELD IN LINCOLN COUNTY MAINE BY 1030 PM. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PERSONS OUT OF DOORS LATE THIS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF IMPENDING WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DE TAILS OR UPDATES.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:33 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 2 to 5, 2005
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 2, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 2, 2005
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 2, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 2, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 2, 2005
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 2, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, August 2, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Utah, August 2, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 2, 2005
- Heat in New Jersey, August 2 to 5, 2005
- Flood in Alaska, August 2 to 3, 2005
More
Every storm in Maine in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5469473.