NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Maine Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Maine has 134 tornadoes on record since 1950, 0 of them EF3 or stronger, with 1 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is York (7); the most tornado-prone is Shapleigh (32).
- Cities
- 160
- Tornadoes in state
- 134
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
- Tornado deaths
- 1
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Maine cities
- Unnamed 1874 stormCategory 1 · 160 cities
- Unnamed 1869 stormCategory 2 · 157 cities
- Unnamed 1908 stormCategory 1 · 157 cities
- Bob 1991Category 3 · 156 cities
- Unnamed 1899 stormCategory 2 · 156 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 3 · 155 cities
- Donna 1960Category 4 · 154 cities
- Unnamed 1869 stormCategory 3 · 152 cities
- Unnamed 1916 stormCategory 2 · 152 cities
- Unnamed 1861 stormCategory 1 · 152 cities
- Brenda 1960Tropical storm · 152 cities
- Floyd 1999Category 4 · 151 cities
Maine cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 3 | 33 | 14 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bangor | 5 | 29 | 7 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lewiston | 3 | 31 | 22 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Waterville | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| South Portland | 3 | 34 | 14 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Augusta | 3 | 30 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Biddeford | 4 | 32 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Auburn | 3 | 30 | 20 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Scarborough | 4 | 33 | 16 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Brunswick | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Saco | 4 | 33 | 16 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Westbrook | 3 | 33 | 17 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Windham | 3 | 33 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Gorham | 4 | 31 | 19 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Sanford | 4 | 33 | 23 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Ellsworth | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Falmouth | 3 | 33 | 13 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Gardiner | 3 | 31 | 13 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Orono | 4 | 28 | 6 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Kennebunk | 4 | 34 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bath | 4 | 34 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Wells | 4 | 34 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| York | 7 | 33 | 18 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Farmington | 3 | 27 | 17 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Skowhegan | 2 | 29 | 16 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Houlton | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | Bertha 1996 |
| Brewer | 5 | 29 | 7 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Topsham | 3 | 32 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Cape Elizabeth | 4 | 32 | 10 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hampden | 3 | 33 | 7 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Old Town | 4 | 29 | 6 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Caribou | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Belfast | 4 | 33 | 3 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 34 | 12 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Freeport | 3 | 33 | 12 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Presque Isle | 1 | 22 | 19 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Old Orchard Beach | 4 | 32 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Buxton | 4 | 31 | 22 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Kittery | 6 | 34 | 20 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Berwick | 4 | 32 | 21 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Arundel | 4 | 33 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Gray | 3 | 31 | 19 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Standish | 3 | 31 | 24 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Alfred | 4 | 31 | 22 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| South Berwick | 5 | 32 | 21 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Oakland | 3 | 28 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Rockland | 5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Eliot | 5 | 32 | 22 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Sabattus | 3 | 31 | 19 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Cumberland | 3 | 32 | 14 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 35 | 26 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Fairfield | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| Oxford | 3 | 29 | 23 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Winthrop | 3 | 29 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Poland | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Rumford | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Turner | 3 | 30 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| New Gloucester | 3 | 30 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bucksport | 5 | 31 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bridgton | 3 | 29 | 25 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| North Berwick | 4 | 33 | 21 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| South Paris | 3 | 28 | 25 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Camden | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Waldoboro | 3 | 34 | 6 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bar Harbor | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Norway | 3 | 28 | 27 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Holden | 5 | 28 | 3 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dover Foxcroft | 2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Raymond | 3 | 29 | 25 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lisbon Falls | 3 | 33 | 14 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Warren | 3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hollis Center | 4 | 31 | 24 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lisbon | 3 | 32 | 16 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Madison | 2 | 29 | 18 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Fort Kent | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Springvale | 4 | 32 | 25 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Jay | 3 | 28 | 22 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Wiscasset | 3 | 34 | 9 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Vassalboro | 2 | 30 | 13 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| South China | 2 | 31 | 12 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Millinocket | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Greene | 3 | 31 | 21 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dexter | 1 | 29 | 13 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Durham | 3 | 33 | 17 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Union | 3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| North Yarmouth | 3 | 31 | 17 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Harpswell | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Norridgewock | 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Wilton | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Limington | 4 | 32 | 25 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Naples | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Fryeburg | 3 | 29 | 21 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Pittsfield | 2 | 28 | 13 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| Lincolnville | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Winterport | 3 | 33 | 5 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Orrington | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Buckfield | 3 | 28 | 22 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Rockport | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Casco | 3 | 30 | 25 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Litchfield | 3 | 30 | 16 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Richmond | 3 | 33 | 13 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Jefferson | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Monmouth | 3 | 30 | 18 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Clinton | 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| Eddington | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Machias | 6 | 35 | 4 | 0 | Lee 2023 |
| Fort Fairfield | 1 | 22 | 18 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Limerick | 4 | 32 | 27 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Madawaska | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Belgrade | 3 | 28 | 18 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Bethel | 3 | 26 | 19 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Bowdoin | 3 | 31 | 15 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Newport | 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| Woolwich | 4 | 34 | 9 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bowdoinham | 3 | 33 | 10 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Mechanic Falls | 3 | 29 | 24 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| North Waterboro | 4 | 31 | 27 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Calais | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | Lee 2023 |
| Milford | 4 | 27 | 5 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dixfield | 3 | 28 | 21 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Livermore Falls | 3 | 29 | 21 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Levant | 1 | 30 | 10 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Farmingdale | 3 | 30 | 13 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Harrison | 3 | 28 | 23 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Shapleigh | 4 | 32 | 32 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Corinth | 1 | 27 | 10 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Carmel | 3 | 32 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Steep Falls | 4 | 31 | 25 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Blue Hill | 5 | 29 | 2 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| East Waterboro | 4 | 31 | 26 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Minot | 3 | 29 | 24 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Mexico | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Thomaston | 5 | 33 | 4 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Acton | 4 | 33 | 31 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Windsor | 2 | 33 | 12 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Searsport | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Milo | 2 | 25 | 6 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Readfield | 3 | 29 | 19 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Stockton Springs | 5 | 32 | 2 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hallowell | 3 | 30 | 14 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Mapleton | 1 | 21 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Cape Neddick | 5 | 34 | 19 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Manchester | 3 | 30 | 16 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hancock | 5 | 29 | 3 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Leeds | 3 | 29 | 20 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Albion | 2 | 31 | 10 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Whitefield | 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Thorndike | 3 | 32 | 7 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Baileyville | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | Lee 2023 |
| Damariscotta | 3 | 34 | 8 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Franklin | 5 | 29 | 2 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Guilford | 2 | 26 | 8 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Palmyra | 2 | 28 | 15 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| North Anson | 2 | 29 | 13 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Sebago | 3 | 31 | 27 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Waterboro | 4 | 31 | 29 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Canaan | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
| Corinna | 1 | 29 | 14 | 0 | Floyd 1999 |
| Van Buren | 1 | 18 | 15 | 0 | Irene 2011 |
Hail in Maine
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Maine since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.