Mar 22, 1999
A strong southeasterly wind developed across Maine on the morning of March 22nd as an intensifying low pressure center moved north from the mid-Atlantic states to the Hudson Valley of New York by early morning on the 22nd. Wind gusts as high as 75 mph were recorded at Matinicus Rock and 18-ft seas were recorded at the Portland Weather Buoy near Cape Elizabeth. The high winds pushed a tugboat aground in the Penobscot Bay near Rockland. The high water and large wave also flooded the public land
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5701339). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Waldo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.