Apr 24, 2019
Additional rainfall and continued snow melt led to flooding of small rivers and lakes across northern Aroostook county from the evening of the 24th into the morning of the 28th. Portage Lake began to reach flood levels during the evening of the 24th. Lake flooding then persisted into the early morning hours of the 28th. The flooding impacted mostly camps along the lake with water eventually reaching 5 to 8 structures. The flooding also impacted roads bordering the lake. The Fish River reached fl
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 812908). 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.