Aroostook County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Aroostook County, Maine between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 11, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 5 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 5 injured

17 milongest path · 1958

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F116

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 11, 1954	F2	1 mi	27 yd	1	1
Aug 15, 1958	F2	17 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 1957	F2	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 2001	F1	16 mi	75 yd	1	0
Jun 18, 1994	F1	10 mi	33 yd	0	0
Aug 29, 1960	F1	9.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 31, 2009	EF1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1994	F1	3.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 31, 2009	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 24, 2009	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 1963	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 1959	F1	1 mi	23 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 5, 2017	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd
Jul 18, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 26, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	180 yd
Jun 9, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2011	EF0	8.9 mi	75 yd
Jun 8, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 26, 2009	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 31, 2009	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd
May 31, 2009	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd
May 31, 2009	EF1	7 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2009	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd
Jul 15, 2007	EF0	1 mi	150 yd

Deadliest: Aug 11, 1954, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Piscataquis County, ME6 Penobscot County, ME13 Somerset County, ME13 Washington County, ME6 Franklin County, ME4 Hancock County, ME1 Waldo County, ME3 Kennebec County, ME11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Aroostook County, Maine had?

30 tornadoes touched Aroostook County, Maine between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Aroostook County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 11, 1954, with a 1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Aroostook County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 30). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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