Funnel Cloud in Maine
Every funnel cloud event the National Weather Service has filed in Maine, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
The most significant on the map
The most significant funnel cloud episodes in Maine.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 20
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maine, July 17, 2025Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maine, July 21, 2010Low pressure crossing southern Canada pushed a trailing cold front toward northern New England during the late afternoon and evening.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 18, 2006Trees down.
- Tornado and Hail in Maine, August 21, 2009A squall line developed in warm sector characterized by moderate low-level shear and low LCLs. Wind damage was the most common form of severe weather, however a few cells showed extremely high cores and low-level rotation producing large hail and numerous reports of heavy rain.
- Tornado and Hail in Maine, June 5, 2010A strong short wave approaching from the northwest and a prefrontal trough were the catalyst for severe thunderstorms and some super cells across northern New England on the afternoon of June 5th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 6, 2007Thunderstorms rolled across western Maine on the afternoon of July 6, producing numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.
- Damaging Winds in Maine, September 15, 2021A late season severe weather outbreak occurred across Maine as a cold front swept across the state during the afternoon peak heating. A very moist and unstable airmass was in place across the region with highs reaching 80 degrees and dewpoints into the 60s.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, August 3, 2007Thunderstorms started producing severe weather as early as 9:50 am EDT, and by the end of the day there were numerous severe thunderstorms with reports of large hail and damaging winds across much of western Maine. The severe thunderstorm activity lasted into late evening.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maine, June 5, 2007Widespread severe thunderstorm activity produced large hail and damaging winds across portions of Maine.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, June 19, 2021A pre-frontal trough and surface cold front pushed through Maine through the afternoon of June 19th. An unstable atmosphere, combined with abundant shear allowed a line of storms to develop across Somerset County.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Maine, August 12, 1999A large tree was snapped off by the winds.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, June 24, 2008Several severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in portions of southwest Maine. A funnel cloud was also reported in Kennebec County.
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 5, 1999Trees and powerlines were downed with reports of scattered power outages.
- Hail in Maine, June 19, 2008An isolated thunderstorm produced large hail in Oxford County in western Maine near South Paris. A funnel cloud was reported with another storm in Somerset County.
- Funnel Cloud in Maine, August 20, 2004A trained NWS spotter reported a funnel cloud at the Sanford Airport on the afternoon of August 13.
- Funnel Cloud in Maine, June 29, 2005A weather spotter reported a funnel cloud in the town of Biddeford. There was no evidence of a touchdown.
- Funnel Cloud in Maine, July 1, 2006A funnel cloud was reported near Sherman Station.
- Funnel Cloud in Maine, July 13, 2014A brief well defined funnel cloud occurred near the town of Wallagrass in northern Aroostook county during the early evening of the 13th.
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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 2026-09-24.