Apr 1, 2016
Unseasonably warm temperatures led to rapid snow melt along with heavy rain during the late afternoon and evening of the 1st. Significant runoff from the snowmelt and heavy rain occurred. The runoff and clogged storm drains led to ponding of water in some urban and poor drainage areas. Water of varying depth covered some roads. Road closures were reported in the towns of Fort Fairfield...Mars Hill and Washburn. Runoff from fields also produced standing water on some roads. Flooding subsided with
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 624153). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Aroostook County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.