84
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$101K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Maine: 84 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 93. That places the county #2,409 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Maine: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washington County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 84 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 Washington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,409 for this hazard and #11 within Maine, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washington County with 37 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | BARING | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | CALAIS | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | PRINCETON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | MARION | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | GRAND LAKE STREAM | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | DENNYSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | PEMBROKE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2019 | AYERS | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Washington County
- Hail 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm wreaked havoc in and around Narraguagus Bay. High winds sank one moving lobster boat and nearly capsized another. Both crews made it to safety. Many trees were blown down on several islands and along the coast. A peak gust of 93 knots was recorded at Stewart's Point before the wind equipment broke. Golf ball-size hail injured two women camping on Flint Island. Winds downed large trees in Milbridge and Cherryfield, damaging several homes.
A swath of 20 to 30 trees were snapped or uprooted near Grand Lake Stream by wind gusts estimated at up to 80 mph. The trees were generally softwood…with a few hardwood…mostly with diameters in the 8 to 15 inch range. The time is estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Washington County, Maine?
84 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washington County between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washington County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washington County measured 93.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washington 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Maine.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maine/washington-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.