Tornado History Map

York County, Maine tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across York County from 1956 to 2014, 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 York County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched York County, Maine between 1956 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 14 May 1963. The most recent was on 28 July 2014.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 141per 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 York County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0321%
F1 / EF1964%
F2 / EF2214%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

York County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2010s.1950s21960s21970s21980s21990s12000s12010s4

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s2
1980s2
1990s1
2000s1
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun1Jul5Aug5Sep1Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun1
Jul5
Aug5
Sep1
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for York County

  • Strongest and Longest path: New Hampshire tornado14 May 1963, F2, 8.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Maine tornado28 July 2014, EF1, 1.7 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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