Damaging Wind in Maine, July 2, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Maine, July 2, 2006
Start: 2006-07-02T17:00
End: 2006-07-02T17:00
Location: Maine

July 2, 2006 · NWS CAR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Several trees were blown down across Baxter State Park.

Where it happened

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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.

Several trees were blown down across Baxter State Park.

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 Jul 2, 1:04 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:04 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
204 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM NORTHERN MAINE EAST INTO
THE MARITIMES WILL PULL A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
A SMALL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE STATE ON MONDAY
THEN ANOTHER LOW TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL PULL
MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...LOW PRESSURE
CROSSING NORTHERN MAINE EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BRING SOME
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW SMALL EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS WHERE SOME SUNSHINE AND WARMER AIR WAS
ABLE TO WORK IN. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
A SMALL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THIS
WILL BRING A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY ON MONDAY. A NEW AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL PULL MOISTURE BACK INTO
THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRONGER
DIFFERENTIAL ADVECTION THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL PARTS OF THE
AREA TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...ECMWF AND GFS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN THE LONGER TERM KEEPING TROF ALONG EASTERN SEABOARD
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GFS DOES DEVELOP A LOW OFF THE
SOUTHEAST COAST ON FRIDAY BUT ECMWF JUST DEVELOPS A WAVE ON THE
FRONT. I AGREE WITH HPC IN FAVORING THE ECMWF AND HAVE LOADED THE HPC
GUIDANCE FOR THE LONG TERM. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE TROFFING MOVES EAST INTO
THE ATLANTIC. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE INTO MAINE LATE ON FRIDAY
AND REMAIN THERE INTO THE WEEKEND GIVING A RESPITE FROM THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR CEILINGS OVER THE NORTH THIS EVENING WILL IMPROVE
TO VFR LATER TONIGHT AS LOW CLOUDS MIX OUT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED DOWNEAST THROUGH TOMORROW. WATCH OUT FOR ISOLATED TSTMS
EARLY THIS EVENING.

&&

.MARINE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS OVER 5 FT WILL
WARRENT KEEPING SCA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER
TONIGHT THEN SEAS WILL COME DOWN ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
AWAY. MONDAY SHOULD THEN TURN OUT TO BE A PLEASANT DAY ON THE
WATER AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER. IN THE LONGER TERM A WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ050 UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE...BLOOMER
LONG TERM/MARINE...WOLFE
AVIATION...WEITLICH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 4:57 AM EST, 12 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
557 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-031000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
557 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN MAINE.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PUT THE STATE
OF MAINE IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. LARGE HAIL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

AREA WEATHER SPOTTERS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE URGED TO
RELAY ANY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU.

HEWITT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
305 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

MEZ004-022000-

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...

305 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...

AT 301 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAMWAY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 400 PM EDT INCLUDE...
    TAMWAY...             CHURCHILL DAM...

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...

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 6967 4626 6966 4633 6870 4657 6875

BLOOMER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
345 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

MEZ001-022045-

AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

345 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

AT 342 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 24 MILES WEST OF NINE-MILE BRIDGE. THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 445 PM EDT INCLUDE...
    NINE-MILE BRIDGE...   SAINT PAMPHILE...   THE ALLAGASH VALLEY

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...

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 4682 7032 4664 7030 4665 6923 4706 6921

BLOOMER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:31 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
431 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

MEZ002-005-006-022130-

AROOSTOOK AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES...

431 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

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

AT 423 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...STRETCHING FROM PRESQUE ISLE TO
MOOSEHORN CROSSING. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 530 PM EDT INCLUDE...
    PRESQUE ISLE...       MAPLETON...
    MOOSEHORN CROSSING...                       OXBOW...
    MASARDIS...           FORT FAIRFIELD...     EASTON...
    MARS HILL...          BRIDGEWATER...

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 4681 6796 4630 6891 4627 6765 4674 6670

NOUHAN

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:36 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
436 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

MEZ001-002-022130-

AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

436 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED SPECIAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN...NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY...

AT 433 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH
GUSTY WINDS 8 MILES NORTH OF CLAYTON LAKE. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED THROUGH 530 PM EDT INCLUDE...
    RUSSEL CROSSING...    PORTAGE...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE...
    HAIL...THE SIZE OF PEAS...
    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 4686 6938 4656 6982 4657 6875 4685 6825

NOUHAN

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Piscataquis

When: July 2, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Piscataquis County, 16 mi E of Chesuncook
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates: 46.067, -69.083

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maine in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, July 2006

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: 5527399.