Oct 21, 1996
A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 4 and 19 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period. Many homes and businesses were flooded. Many roads and bridges were washed out. The city of Portland was without potable water for 24 hours as 4 major water mains were broken. One man drowned when the man and his wife attempted to drive across a flooded roadway that had been washed out. An area dam failed.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5583837). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cumberland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.