A strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of a cold front through the afternoon hours of the 7th into the early morning hours of the 8th. also developed in the vicinity of the front which helped mix the stronger winds aloft to the surface.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
A strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of a cold front through the afternoon hours of the 7th into the early morning hours of the 8th. Convective line segments...mostly without thunder...also developed in the vicinity of the front which helped mix the stronger winds aloft to the surface. Wind gusts generally ranged from 35 to 45 mph...though locally higher gusts up to around 60 mph occurred with the convective line segments. The downed trees and power lines occurred with the convective line segments.
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 7, 5:43 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Caribou radar (KCBW), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:43 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were toppled in Guilford by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A 61 mph wind gust was measured at East Sangerville.
Trees were toppled in Greenville by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled on power lines in Dover-Foxcroft by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
Trees and power lines were toppled in Newport by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled on power lines by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The time is estimated.
Trees were toppled in Charleston by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. Power outages were also reported.
A tree was toppled on power lines in Corinth by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled on power lines in Bradford by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled across Route 11...near Moro Plantation...by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
A tree was toppled in Lagrange by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The time is estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2013
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 479825, 479827, 479828, 479829, 479830, 479831, 479832, 479833, 479834, 479835, 479837, 479836.