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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
903 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HIRAM IN OXFORD COUNTY MAINE...
Location...Hiram in Oxford County Maine to Sebago in Cumberland
County Maine
Date...07/11/2020
Estimated Time...3:31 PM EDT to 3:46 PM EDT
Maximum EF- Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 MPH
Maximum Path Width...100 Yards
Path Length...4.80 Miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...43.89N / 70.76W
Ending lat/Lon...43.95N / 70.69W
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0
* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
...Summary...
The National Weather Service in Gray ME has confirmed a tornado
near Hiram in Oxford County Maine ending near Sebago in Cumberland
County on 07/11/2020.
Eyewitnesses, including video footage, saw the tornado form near
or over an island along the western side of Barker Pond. A number
of softwood trees were snapped or uprooted on the east side of the
lake at the end of Barker Pond Road. The tornado continued
northeast to Hogfat Hill Road where winds downed a willow tree and
an oak tree. From there the tornado continued north and east with
video footage showing it crossing Browns Pond with further damage,
including uprooted and snapped softwoods on Hancock Pond Road and
Rt. 107 near Peabody Pond Road. The tornado moved north and east
with additional tree damage along Peabody Pond Road. Along with
the tree damage a building lost a tin roof at the end of Peabody
Pond Road. Eyewitnesses described spray from the pond as the
tornadic winds reached the western shore of Peabody Pond. The
tornado dissipated over the pond with no damage witnessed further
downstream. The mix of uprooted and snapped softwood trees along
with a few uprooted hardwood trees support a maximum wind speed of
80 mph.