MAINE, USA — The weather quickly turned violent in parts of western Maine Saturday afternoon. A tornado hit the towns of Hiram and Sebago, on a path that stretched nearly five miles. The tornado was on the ground for an estimated 15 minutes. Thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities reported with the tornado. There…
Tornado touches down in Maine, state’s first confirmed twister in 2020
Editors Note: An earlier version of this story said the tornado in Maine on July 11 was the first in the state since 2017, based on local reporting. A check of records shows a tornado touched down in Maine in 2019. Trees were downed and a tin roof was ripped off a building after a…
Tornado touched down in Maine, first confirmed in state this year
A tornado touched down this week in Maine, the National Weather Service confirmed Thursday. It marks the first tornado to hit the state in 2019. The tornado was categorized as an EF1, featuring wind speeds as high as 90 miles per hour. It hit two areas in Washington County at approximately 5:40 p.m. Monday, with…
National Weather Service confirms tornado in rural Maine
KOSSUTH TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Recent unsettled weather in Maine has produced the first tornado of 2019 in the state. The National Weather Service says an EF1 tornado touched down Monday in Washington County. A storm damage team confirmed the tornado in Kossuth Township, between Springfield and Topsfield. More than 100 trees were knocked down…
Five Tornadoes Touched Down in Maine Saturday, More Than an Average Year in the State
Five tornadoes touched down in western Maine Saturday, damaging homes and boats and downing trees in a rare severe weather day in the Pine Tree State. The first tornado, was sighted over Sebago Lake, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Portland, around 2:30 p.m. EDT. One pontoon boat was flipped and others were reported to…
At least 3 tornadoes tore through western Maine, weather service says
The National Weather Service in Gray confirmed Sunday that three tornadoes, and possibly a fourth, touched down Saturday in western Maine, causing extensive damage to homes and boats in Denmark, forcing the evacuation of a campground in Bridgton, and knocking out power to thousands of homes. The weather service is also investigating whether two separate…
Weather service confirms tornado touched down in Aroostook County
PERHAM, Maine — After viewing a video recording and investigating the damaged area, National Weather Service staffers have confirmed that a tornado touched down Monday evening in this small community located west of Caribou. “It was powerful enough to cause damage, but thankfully it was all in a forested area and didn’t impact any structures,”…