Tornado History Map

Kennebec County, Maine tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Kennebec County from 1956 to 1997, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Kennebec County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Kennebec County, Maine between 1956 and 1997. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 31 July 1971. The most recent was on 21 June 1997.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 127per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Kennebec County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1982%
F2 / EF2218%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Kennebec County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1960s.1950s31960s41970s21990s2

The 1990s only run to 1997, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s4
1970s2
1990s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun2Jul7Aug1Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul7
Aug1
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Kennebec County

  • Strongest: Maine tornado31 July 1971, F2, 2 miles long
  • Longest path: Maine tornado14 September 1956, F1, 18.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Maine tornado21 June 1997, F1, 0.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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