Storm History: Penobscot County, Maine
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Penobscot 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
- 1,580
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 74
- Damage
- $49 million
- Episodes
- 767
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 267 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 220 | 0 | 40 | |
| Hail | 203 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 201 | 0 | 2 | |
| High Wind | 113 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 90 | 0 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 73 | 0 | 5 | $308,000 |
| Flash Flood | 66 | 0 | 2 | $265,000 |
| Heat | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 20 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $43 million |
| Coastal Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 5, 1998
- Flood, April 19, 2008
- Flood, April 29, 2008
- Flood, April 30, 2008
- Flood, April 30, 2008
- Flood, April 30, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2012
- Tornado, June 30, 1971
- Flood, December 13, 2010
- Ice Storm, February 19, 1998
- Flood, January 27, 1996
- Flood, September 30, 2015
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flood, January 24, 1996
- Tornado, November 7, 1971
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 27, 1961
- Hail, June 19, 1995
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 1960
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2021
- Hail, July 2, 2019
- Hail, July 21, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2015
- Hail, August 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2013
- Hail, September 3, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, April 5, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 31, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2026
- High Wind, March 16, 2026
- Sleet, March 11, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Blizzard, February 23, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 21, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Heat, August 13, 2025
- Heat, August 12, 2025
- Heat, August 11, 2025
- Heat, July 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2025
- High Wind, April 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2024
- High Wind, December 11, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 28, 2024
- High Wind, October 12, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Heat, July 17, 2024
- Heat, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2024
- Hail, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 23, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2024
- Flood, April 1, 2024
- Flood, March 31, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2024
- Blizzard, March 20, 2024
- Flood, March 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 13, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2023
- Flood, December 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2023
- High Wind, November 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2023
- Heat, September 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 2023
- Heat, July 6, 2023
- Hail, July 5, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2023
- High Wind, March 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2023
- Flood, January 1, 2023
- Flood, December 27, 2022
- Flood, December 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2022
- High Wind, November 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2022
- Heat, August 7, 2022
- Heat, August 4, 2022
- Hail, May 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2022
- Blizzard, January 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2021
- Heat, August 26, 2021
- Heat, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 30, 2021
- Heat, June 29, 2021
- Heat, June 28, 2021
- Drought, June 22, 2021
- Hail, June 19, 2021
- Heat, June 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2021
- Strong Wind, May 23, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 21, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2021
- Flood, December 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2020
- Flood, December 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2020
- Drought, September 22, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Drought, August 18, 2020
- Heat, August 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Hail, July 2, 2020
- Heat, June 19, 2020
- Heavy Snow, May 9, 2020
- Flood, April 14, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2019
- High Wind, November 1, 2019
- Hail, July 28, 2019
- Hail, July 21, 2019
- Heat, July 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Hail, July 2, 2019
- Flood, April 27, 2019
- Flood, April 22, 2019
- Flood, April 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2018
- Coastal Flood, November 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2018
- High Wind, November 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2018
- High Wind, October 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Heat, August 6, 2018
- Hail, July 10, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2017
- High Wind, October 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2017
- Hail, September 5, 2017
- Tornado, August 5, 2017
- Hail, August 3, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- Blizzard, February 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2016
- Hail, August 6, 2016
- Hail, July 28, 2016
- Tornado, July 18, 2016
- Dust Devil, May 12, 2016
- Coastal Flood, April 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2016
- High Wind, February 16, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Penobscot CountyEvery warning in Penobscot 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.