Thunderstorm Wind in Waldo County, Maine

Thunderstorm Wind in Waldo County, Maine: 69 recorded events between 1985 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 52. That places the county #2,565 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Waldo County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 69 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Waldo County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,565 for this hazard and #13 within Maine, putting it in the 18.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Waldo County with 25 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Waldo County, Maine?

69 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Waldo County between 1985 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Waldo County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Waldo County measured 52.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Waldo County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.