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Coastal Flood — Coastal Washington, ME

Jan 20, 2019

An intensifying coastal low approached from the southwest during the 20th...tracked along the Downeast coast that night...exiting across the Maritimes during the 21st. Snow expanded across the region during the early morning hours of the 20th. Snow intensities rapidly increased through the remainder of the morning with heavy snow developing. Heavy snow then persisted through the afternoon into the evening...with snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour at times in the heavier snow bands. Winds a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 803721). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Coastal Washington, ME

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