Maine Hurricane History

Of Maine's 16 counties, 9 have recorded at least 10 tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851 — 128 passes in all. The most exposed is York County with 20.

counties published

128

Storm passes

At hurricane strength

Most in one county

Every track near Maine

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Every HURDAT2 track crossing this window since 1851, coloured by the strongest category the storm reached anywhere within 50 miles of a published county. Hairlines are a five-degree graticule.

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C K L O P S W Y

All published counties, A–Z

County	Storms	Hurricanes	Most recent
C
Cumberland County	17	5	Bertha (1996)
K
Kennebec County	16	4	Bertha (1996)
Knox County	14	2	Bertha (1996)
L
Lincoln County	13	3	Bertha (1996)
O
Oxford County	11	4	Gloria (1985)
P
Penobscot County	10	1	Bob (1991)
S
Sagadahoc County	16	4	Bertha (1996)
W
Waldo County	11	1	Bertha (1996)
Y
York County	20	5	Bertha (1996)

About this data. Computed from NOAA HURDAT2, 1851–2025. Tracks are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured. Counties with fewer than 10 recorded storms are not published — see Methodology.