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Storm events on record through 30 Jun 2026

Wind events in Penobscot County, Maine The wind events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 380 wind events on record for Penobscot County, Maine, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 18 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 140 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Jun 18 2026

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of DUFOUR LNDG

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SE of EDDINGTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of STETSON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of SOUTH NEWBURGH

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of NEWPORT

Jul 6 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of COSTIGAN

Jun 5 2025

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

11 miles NW of AUGUSTINE POND ARPT

Jul 13 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At GLENBURN

Jul 9 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of NORTH HERMON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of WEST GLENBURN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At OLD TOWN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At LEVANT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of NEWPORT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of NEWPORT JCT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of WEST CHARLESTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At CARMEL

Jul 5 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At SHIN POND

Jun 30 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At MILFORD

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At GLENBURN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NW of PRENTISS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At LINCOLN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At SPRINGFIELD

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At SPRINGFIELD

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At HOWLAND

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At WINN

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Penobscot County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
1980s	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	8	17
1990s	2	4	2	0	12	5	5	0	0	5	35
2000s	0	1	5	9	9	13	23	20	4	2	86
2010s	15	15	5	35	5	17	35	13	8	10	158
2020s	7	8	1	12	44	2	5 (part of the year)				79

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb3 events
Mar0 events
Apr0 events
May25 events
Jun120 events
Jul128 events
Aug81 events
Sep13 events
Oct9 events
Nov0 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Penobscot County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	50
58 to 73 mph	severe	317
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	8
96 mph and over	extreme	0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Penobscot County beside the total of the counties of Maine and of the United States
Measure	Penobscot	All counties of Maine	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	380	3,328	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	11.2	10.8	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	24.9	24.3	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Penobscot County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
22 May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Sep 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Sep 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Sep 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	3	County
25 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	1	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jul 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Aug 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	County
14 Sep 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Sep 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Sep 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Aug 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jun 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jun 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jun 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Aug 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	1	County
19 Jul 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jun 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Aug 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jul 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1978	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 1975	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jun 1965	Thunderstorm Wind	91 mph	none	0	0	County

The site keeps 200 of the 380 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Caribou, ME (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Penobscot County, Maine". https://countyhazards.com/county/me/penobscot/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Penobscot County?: July has 128 of the 380 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for Maine?: NCEI has 4,781 wind events on record for Maine from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Penobscot County compare with the other counties of Maine?: The counties of Maine have 10.8 wind events for each 100 square miles. Penobscot County has 11.2.
How fast is the wind on record for Penobscot County?: 325 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 8 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.