902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A very slow moving coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced very heavy rains (up to 19 inches along the coast) and persistant strong onshore winds.
Read the full account →A weakening area of low pressure was located over the state of Michigan at 7 pm on the 21st as a secondary low developed over northern Virginia. Precipitation began falling in southwestern Maine during the late afternoon and evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →A complex area of low pressure intensified as it slowly moved off the Mid Atlantic coastline on January 2nd. It continued to reorganize (975 mb) and move south of Cape Cod on the 3rd.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of June 28th, a warm front was draped across Southern Maine. A very moist air mass was in place as thunderstorms begin to develop along this frontal boundary.
Read the full account →Low pressure formed along the southeast U.S. coast on the morning of March 16. Strong cold high pressure was anchored over southern Canada resulting in cold temperatures over the northeast. As low pressure moved north up the coast, precipitation began as snow over Maine.
Read the full account →Low pressure rapidly intensified as it moved through the Great Lakes region on October 18th. This allowed southeasterly winds to develop over the North Atlantic region, leading to building, long period waves.
Read the full account →A cold front moved through Maine on the afternoon of April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced copious amounts of rainfall across the area into the morning of the 28th.
Read the full account →A cold front moved through Maine on the afternoon of April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced copious amounts of rainfall across the area into the morning of the 28th.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →A weakening area of low pressure was located over the state of Michigan at 7 pm on the 21st as a secondary low developed over northern Virginia. Precipitation began falling in southwestern Maine during the late afternoon and evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →A southeast flow of tropical moisture developed over Maine late Wednesday, September 15 as Hurricane Floyd moved slowly northeastward along the East Coast of the United States.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
Read the full account →A broad area of low pressure approached New England from the west on the 28th and stalled over the region on the 29th. A second area of low pressure developed off the mid Atlantic coast on the 29th and intensified as it moved north on the 30th.
Read the full account →Low pressure intensified as it moved up the east coast to near Cape Cod, Massachusetts on November 27th. This allowed for gale force northeasterly winds to generate nearshore waves of 10 to 15 feet and increased storm surge values.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved northeast from the Ohio Valley and into New England, spreading heavy rain over the region. Rainfall began on the afternoon of April 28th and ended during the evening of April 29th.
Read the full account →A weakening area of low pressure was located over the state of Michigan at 7 pm on the 21st as a secondary low developed over northern Virginia. Precipitation began falling in southwestern Maine during the late afternoon and evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved to the Mid Atlantic coastline during the early morning hours of January 27th and rapidly intensified into an intense storm as it moved northeast off the New England coast.
Read the full account →A moist southeast flow from the Atlantic developed ahead of an intensifying low pressure center off the mid-Atlantic coast on Friday, October 9 and caused heavy rain to spread over southern Maine during the day.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy late April rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to historic flooding along the Saint John River at Fort Kent. The Saint John River reached all-time historic levels during the flooding.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking west of the region drew unseasonably warm moist air north across the region...with record warm temperatures in spots. The warm temperatures rapidly melted the 1 to 2 feet of snow on the ground across central and Downeast portions of the area.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
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