53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$25K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sagadahoc County, Maine: 53 recorded events between 1968 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,693 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sagadahoc County, Maine: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sagadahoc County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 53 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 Sagadahoc County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,693 for this hazard and #15 within Maine, putting it in the 14.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sagadahoc County with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2022 | BOWDOINHAM | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | BOWDOIN CENTER | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | TOPSHAM | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 6, 2021 | CATHANCE | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | TOPSHAM ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | TOPSHAM | 61 | $20K |
| Jul 31, 2019 | BOWDOINHAM | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | PHIPPSBURG | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | BATH | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | DAYS FERRY | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Winds from a severe thunderstorm brought down numerous trees in an area from Phippsburg to Georgetown. In Phippsburg the most severe damage occurred in and around Parker Head Road and Captain John Parker Road where scattered trees were uprooted or snapped by the storm. Winds were estimated to have gusted between 60 and 70 mph in the area. ||In Georgetown, the severe thunderstorm line winds brought down more than a hundred of trees and damaged one vehicle in the area around Bay Point and Marrtown Roads. Although some of the damage was scattered…an area just east of Bay Point Road was particularly hard hit. Winds were estimated to have gusted up to 80 mph in the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sagadahoc County, Maine?
53 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sagadahoc County between 1968 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sagadahoc County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sagadahoc County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County, Maine.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maine/sagadahoc-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.