Sep 7, 2008
Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties. Storm total rainfalls of 4.00 to 6.00 inches were common across coastal portions of both Hancock and Washington counties...with local totals of 7.00 to 7.50 inches. Lesser rainfall totals were reported further inland across both counties. Many roads alo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 134746). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hancock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.