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Maine tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 136 tornadoes touched Maine, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 41st most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. None was rated F4/EF4 or stronger by the National Weather Service; along their paths they killed 1 people and injured 20. The deadliest, on August 11, 1954, was rated F2 and killed 1 (Aroostook County). From 2016 to 2025, Maine averaged 1 tornadoes a year.

136tornadoes since 1950
102016–2025
0F3/EF3 or stronger
1deaths
20injuries
Jul 11, 2020latest in final record

Map of every Maine tornado path since 1950

Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

All 136 paths. Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

1953: 1 F01953: 1 F11954: 2 F21956: 2 F11957: 1 F21958: 6 F11958: 1 F21959: 1 F01959: 4 F11959: 1 F21960: 1 F11961: 1 F01961: 3 F11961: 2 F21962: 1 F11962: 1 F21963: 2 F01963: 4 F11963: 1 F21965: 3 F11966: 1 F11966: 1 F21967: 1 F11968: 2 F11969: 1 F11970: 2 F11971: 4 F11971: 7 F21972: 2 F11973: 2 F01973: 1 F11974: 1 F11975: 1 F01975: 1 F11976: 1 F11977: 1 F11978: 1 F01978: 1 F11981: 1 F11984: 1 F11986: 2 F11988: 1 F11989: 1 F11991: 1 F11993: 1 F01993: 1 F11994: 1 F01994: 2 F11996: 1 F21997: 2 F01997: 1 F11998: 1 F11999: 1 F12000: 1 F12000: 1 F22001: 2 F12002: 1 F02002: 2 F12004: 1 F02005: 1 F02005: 1 F12006: 1 F12007: 1 EF02009: 3 EF02009: 4 EF12010: 2 EF02010: 3 EF12011: 3 EF02011: 2 EF12012: 1 EF02013: 3 EF02013: 1 EF12014: 2 EF02014: 2 EF12016: 1 EF02017: 2 EF02017: 5 EF12019: 1 EF12020: 1 EF019501957196419711978198519921999200620132020max 11
Tornadoes per year in Maine by rating, 1950–2025. Colors: F/EF0 (yellow) to F/EF5 (black); gray = unknown rating.

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Most recent tornadoes in Maine

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Jul 11, 2020EF04.9 mi0 / 0Oxford County, ME
Aug 12, 2019EF10.2 mi0 / 0Washington County, ME
Aug 5, 2017EF10.5 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Aug 5, 2017EF12.5 mi0 / 0Penobscot County, ME
Jul 1, 2017EF02.5 mi0 / 0Oxford County, ME
Jul 1, 2017EF12.5 mi0 / 1Cumberland County, ME
Jul 1, 2017EF10.3 mi0 / 0Oxford County, ME
Jul 1, 2017EF11.5 mi0 / 0Cumberland County, ME
Jul 1, 2017EF03.4 mi0 / 0Cumberland County, ME
Jul 18, 2016EF00.1 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Jul 28, 2014EF11.7 mi0 / 0York County, ME
Jul 27, 2014EF00.6 mi0 / 0Cumberland County, ME
Jul 15, 2014EF12.8 mi0 / 0Somerset County, ME
May 26, 2014EF00.2 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Sep 11, 2013EF00.3 mi0 / 0Piscataquis County, ME
Jul 19, 2013EF12.1 mi0 / 0Piscataquis County, ME
Jul 17, 2013EF00.1 mi0 / 0Washington County, ME
Jun 2, 2013EF00.0 mi0 / 0Somerset County, ME
Jul 24, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Sagadahoc County, ME
Jun 9, 2011EF00.3 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Jun 8, 2011EF00.1 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Jun 8, 2011EF08.9 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Jun 1, 2011EF18.4 mi0 / 0Somerset County, ME
Jun 1, 2011EF10.3 mi0 / 0Oxford County, ME
Jul 21, 2010EF15.4 mi0 / 0York County, ME

Deadliest tornadoes in Maine

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Aug 11, 1954F21.0 mi1 / 1Aroostook County, ME

The 50 strongest Maine tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Maine history

Longest tornado paths in Maine

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Sep 15, 1961F219.1 mi0 / 1Washington County, ME
Sep 14, 1956F118.7 mi0 / 0Kennebec County, ME
Jul 15, 1963F017.1 mi0 / 0Somerset County, ME
Aug 15, 1958F217.0 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Aug 21, 2009EF116.4 mi0 / 0Oxford County, ME
Jul 24, 2001F116.0 mi0 / 1Penobscot County, ME
Jun 30, 1971F213.3 mi0 / 0Penobscot County, ME
Jul 9, 1962F111.3 mi0 / 0Cumberland County, ME
Jun 18, 1994F110.0 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME
Aug 29, 1960F19.7 mi0 / 0Aroostook County, ME

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

CountyTornadoes since 19502016–2025StrongestDeaths along pathsMost recent
Aroostook County322F2/EF21Aug 5, 2017
Oxford County203F2/EF20Jul 11, 2020
York County140F2/EF20Jul 28, 2014
Somerset County140F2/EF20Jul 15, 2014
Penobscot County141F2/EF20Aug 5, 2017
Cumberland County144F1/EF10Jul 11, 2020
Kennebec County110F2/EF20Jun 21, 1997
Washington County81F2/EF20Aug 12, 2019
Piscataquis County70F2/EF20Sep 11, 2013
Franklin County50F2/EF20Jun 18, 1989
Androscoggin County40F2/EF20Jul 14, 1988
Waldo County30F2/EF20Jul 1, 1968
Sagadahoc County30F1/EF10Jul 24, 2012
Lincoln County30F1/EF10Oct 29, 1963
Knox County20F1/EF10Aug 8, 1969
Hancock County20F1/EF10Aug 14, 1977

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

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Tornadoes in Maine by year

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19981010000000
19973210000000
19961001000000
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19932110000000
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19891010000000
19881010000000
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19841010000000
19811010000000
19782110000000
19771010000000
19761010000002
19752110000000
19741010000001
19733210000000
19722020000000
197111047000001
19702020000000
19691010000000
19682020000002
19671010000000
19662011000000
19653030000003
19637241000000
19622011000000
19616132000001
19601010000000
19596141000002
19587061000000
19571001000000
19562020000000
19542002000012
19532110000002

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.