Maine, 2023Tropical Storm in Maine, September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023 · NWS GYX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Hurricane Lee was a category 1 hurricane as it traveled north through the eastern Gulf of Maine early on Saturday, September 16th, before it was reclassified as Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee during the morning hours. The storm center eventually made landfall near Long Island, Nova Scotia on the evening of September 16th and then again in New Brunswick later on Saturday night.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
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- 5
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.
Hurricane Lee was a category 1 hurricane as it traveled north through the eastern Gulf of Maine early on Saturday, September 16th, before it was reclassified as Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee during the morning hours. The storm center eventually made landfall near Long Island, Nova Scotia on the evening of September 16th and then again in New Brunswick later on Saturday night. Lee brought numerous wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph across western Maine, which result in several downed trees and power outages. Power outages in the GYX area of responsibility peaked around 125,000 outages. There was one fatality as a large tree limb fell on a motorist. Majority of power outages were in coastal Maine. Rainfall amounts were mostly light, except along the Mid-coast, where amounts of 1 to 2 inches were reported. There was no storm surge inundation coastal flooding with this event, with peak storm surge of around 2.5 that occurred at low tide on Saturday morning during a low astronomical tide cycle period. Some very minor beach erosion occurred on Saturday afternoon due to the large nearshore waves.
Tropical Storm, Sagadahoc
- When
- September 16, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor impacts were reported for Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 10 to 11 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. Gusty northerly winds around 45 mph led to minor wind impacts as branches and a few trees came down, which led to 4500 outages in the county on Saturday afternoon. No flooding impacts were reported as rain remained light.
Tropical Storm, Lincoln
- When
- September 16, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor impacts were reported for Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 10 to 11 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. Gusty northerly wind gusts around 45 mph led to minor to moderate wind impacts as branches and many trees came down, which led to 9500 outages in the county on Saturday afternoon. Power outage rates reached close to 25% of the county. No flooding impacts were reported as precipitation remained mostly around an inch.
Tropical Storm, Knox
- When
- September 16, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor impacts were reported for Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 10 to 11 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. Northerly wind gusts around 50 mph led to minor to moderate wind impacts as branches and many trees came down, which led to 6000 outages in the county on Saturday afternoon. No flooding impacts were reported as precipitation remained mostly around an inch.
Tropical Storm, Coastal Waldo
- When
- September 16, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor impacts were reported for this event. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 8 to 10 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. Northerly wind gusts around 50 mph led to minor to moderate wind impacts as branches and many trees came down, which led to 7000 outages in the county on Saturday afternoon. Power outage rates reached close to 25% of the county. A man was killed while driving when a large tree limb fell on his car. No flooding impacts were reported with rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 being reported.
Tropical Storm, Interior Waldo
- When
- September 16, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor impacts were reported for this event. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 8 to 10 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. Northerly wind gusts around 50 mph led to minor to moderate wind impacts as branches and many trees came down, which led to 7000 outages in the county on Saturday afternoon. Power outage rates reached close to 25% of the county. No flooding impacts were reported with rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 being reported.
- Tropical Storm
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
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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: 1143049, 1143050, 1143051, 1143052, 1143053.