Strong south to southeast winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing the region. during the morning of the 26th.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Strong south to southeast winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing the region. Winds increased to sustained speeds of 30 to 40 mph...with gusts to around 60 mph...during the morning of the 26th. The strong winds then persisted through the afternoon. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at Stonington in coastal Hancock county. The strongest winds generally occurred across coastal portions of Washington and Hancock counties with the onshore winds. The strong winds snapped branches and toppled trees on power lines creating power outages. Around 8000 customers lost power across portions of Washington...Hancock and southern Penobscot counties. Fallen trees also blocked some roads. In Bangor...a porch roof was damaged by a falling tree.
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 Oct 25, 2:28 PM EST, 14 hours 32 minutes earlier.
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4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with estimated wind gusts approaching 60 mph...toppled many trees and power lines producing power outages. Fallen trees blocked some roads. In Bangor...a porch roof was damaged by a falling tree.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with estimated wind gusts approaching 60 mph...toppled many trees and power lines producing power outages. Fallen trees blocked some roads.
Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph...with wind gusts to around 60 mph...toppled many trees and power lines producing power outages. Fallen trees blocked some roads. A wind gust of 61 mph was measured at Stonington.
Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph...with estimated wind gusts approaching 60 mph...toppled many trees and power lines producing power outages. Fallen trees blocked some roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2008
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: 137841, 137842, 137843, 137844.