Strong low pressure tracking northwest of Maine drew a cold front across the region from the late evening of the 15th into the early morning hours of the 16th. Strong west to northwest winds developed in the wake of the front.
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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.
The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Strong low pressure tracking northwest of Maine drew a cold front across the region from the late evening of the 15th into the early morning hours of the 16th. Strong west to northwest winds developed in the wake of the front. Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...across northern portions of the region. With leaves still on many trees...the winds snapped branches and toppled trees on to power lines leading to power outages. Fallen trees also blocked some roads. In excess of 15000 customers were without power at the peak of the event during the morning of the 16th. This included customers across all of northern and eastern Maine. Power outages also occurred across central and Downeast portions of the region. However...winds were generally slightly less across central and Downeast areas. Much of the power was restored by that evening...though a small number of outages persisted into the morning of the 17th.
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 15, 10:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 300 PM EDT Mon Oct 15 2018 MEZ001>006-010-161900- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis- 300 PM EDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Maine, Far Northern Maine, North Central Maine, Northern Maine and West Central Maine. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-161900- Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock- Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- 300 PM EDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine, East Central Maine, Eastern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine and North Central Maine. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-161900- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 300 PM EDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Sustained winds generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2018
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: 789995, 789996, 789997, 789998, 789999, 790000, 790001.