902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into Maine during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed over the Gulf States on Friday, April 1, and intensified as it moved slowly northeastward through the Mid-Atlantic States on the 2nd and 3rd, reaching northern New England by the morning of the 4th.
Read the full account →A weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved toward Nantucket Island on the evening of May 25th. Ahead of the system, an east-northeasterly wind of 30 to 35 knots developed over the coastal waters, before diminishing near the time of high tide.
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 →Heavy rain from a series of thunderstorms fell in steep terrain and caused flash flooding. Rainfall estimates from Doppler RADAR indicated that 6 to 8 inches of rain fell in 3 hours. The most damage occurred in Bethel where a reservoir on Chapman Brook was destroyed.
Read the full account →Low pressure intensified as it slowly moved up the east coast on the 26th of December and into the Gulf of Maine on the 27th. The slow movement allowed for a two to three foot storm surge on top of the normal astronomical tides.
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 →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 →A combination of heavy late April rains and the melting of a near record snowpack across northern portions of the county led to flooding across all of Piscataquis county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.
Read the full account →A weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved over coastal Maine on November 16th. Ahead of the system a northerly wind of 20 to 25 knots developed over the coastal waters, before becoming light from the south near the time of high tide.
Read the full account →A weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved over coastal Maine on November 16th. Ahead of the system a northerly wind of 20 to 25 knots developed over the coastal waters, before becoming light from the south near the time of high tide.
Read the full account →Bands of rain rotated around the periphery of a slow moving, but vigorous, low pressure system from the 12th through the 15th. Extremely heavy rainfall combined with rough seas and incoming astronomical high tides to produce localized flooding along the Maine coast south of…
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 →Above normal precipitation occurred across northern Maine during July and early August. The above normal rainfall contributed to saturated soils and unseasonably elevated water levels for area streams and brooks.Streams and brooks rose in response to around 2 inches of rain…
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into Maine during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into Maine during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into Maine during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →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 →Almost 6 inches of rain fell at the Portland Jetport in a 4-hour period on the morning of September 30th with 2.22 inches falling in one hour between 11 AM and noon. This caused streets to quickly fill with water and many roads were closed due to flash flooding.
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.
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