Maine, 2010

Hail in Maine, April 21, 2010

April 21, 2010 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail in Norridgewock Maine.

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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 GYX wrote it up.

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail in Norridgewock Maine.

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:14 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Somerset

When
April 21, 3:15 PM EST to 3:17 PM EST
Where
Somerset County, 0.85 mi SW of Norridgewock
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.710, -69.790

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail in Norridgewock.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

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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: 226192.