Jan 27, 2015
Low pressure moved to the Mid Atlantic coastline during the early morning hours of January 27th and rapidly intensified into an intense storm as it moved northeast off the New England coast. The center of the storm stalled east of Cape Cod before slowly moving off to the east on the 28th. Relatively low astronomical tides accompanied this storm but a moderate storm surge combined with building waves to produce flooding, splash-over and erosion. The storm tide peaked above flood stage in Portlan
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 557909). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Cumberland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.