Jan 19, 1996
Heavy rains assosiated with strong south to southeast winds ahead of an intense low pressure center that moved northeast out of the Great Lakes combined with snowmelt caused by unseasonably warm air caused flooding along rivers and streams, washed out roads, and flooded some homes and businesses. Ice jams and the resulting backup of water sent the Kennebec, Androscoggin, and Piscataquis Rivers over their banks. A flooding stream injured one man as he was washed down a culvert at the Saddleback
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5556452). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Penobscot County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.