Storm History: Kennebec County, Maine
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kennebec County, Maine: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 700
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $58 million
- Episodes
- 511
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 167 | 0 | 1 | $93,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 107 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 88 | 1 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Flood | 81 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 36 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| High Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Tornado | 20 | 0 | 1 | $375,000 |
| Winter Weather | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Lightning | 18 | 1 | 2 | $352,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $50 million |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 5, 1998
- Flood, April 16, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Flood, April 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 1996
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1997
- Ice Storm, December 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 31, 1971
- Flood, April 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2002
- Flood, May 26, 2005
- Lightning, June 29, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 28, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2023
- Flood, August 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2022
- Flood, October 18, 2022
- Strong Wind, October 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Hail, May 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2022
- Blizzard, January 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Hail, June 19, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2021
- Flood, December 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2020
- Flood, December 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Hail, August 24, 2020
- Hail, July 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020
- Winter Weather, May 8, 2020
- Flood, April 14, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Flood, April 27, 2019
- Flood, April 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2018
- Flood, April 27, 2018
- Blizzard, March 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2018
- Flood, January 13, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2017
- High Wind, October 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2017
- Flood, April 17, 2017
- Flood, April 12, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- Blizzard, February 12, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Hail, June 7, 2016
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Flood, February 17, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2016
- Hail, August 1, 2015
- Hail, July 29, 2015
- Hail, July 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2015
- Flood, April 22, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2015
- Blizzard, January 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Hail, July 28, 2014
- Flood, April 14, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2014
- Flood, January 15, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2013
- Strong Wind, November 24, 2013
- Hail, September 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Tornado, June 2, 2013
- Flood, May 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2013
- Blizzard, February 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2012
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2012
- Hail, June 8, 2012
- Flood, June 3, 2012
- Flood, April 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, October 29, 2011
- Flood, August 28, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011
- Hail, August 2, 2011
- Hail, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flood, April 17, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2011
- Blizzard, December 26, 2010
- Flood, December 13, 2010
- High Wind, November 8, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2010
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2010
- Flood, April 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2010
- Flood, March 23, 2010
- Flood, February 1, 2010
- Flood, January 31, 2010
- Flood, January 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2009
- Tornado, August 21, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Flood, April 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 11, 2008
- Flood, November 25, 2008
- Lightning, July 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Lightning, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flood, April 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2007
- High Wind, October 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2007
- Hail, August 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2007
- Lightning, August 16, 2007
- Lightning, August 6, 2007
- Hail, August 4, 2007
- Hail, August 3, 2007
- Hail, July 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 22, 2007
- Flood, April 23, 2007
- Flood, April 16, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2007
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2007
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2007
- High Wind, October 28, 2006
- Flood, October 28, 2006
- High Wind, October 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2006
- Lightning, August 7, 2006
- Hail, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Lightning, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Lightning, June 20, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2006
- Flood, June 10, 2006
- Flood, June 10, 2006
- High Wind, February 17, 2006
- High Wind, January 18, 2006
- Flood, December 1, 2005
- Flood, October 26, 2005
- Flood, October 15, 2005
- Flood, October 15, 2005
- Flood, October 9, 2005
- Flood, October 8, 2005
- High Wind, September 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Lightning, June 12, 2005
- Flood, May 26, 2005
- Flood, April 28, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Kennebec CountyEvery warning in Kennebec County since 1986Every county in Maine
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.