902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 rains and the melting of a near record snowpack across northern portions of the county contributed to flooding across all of Penobscot county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.
Read the full account →Strong coastal low pressure produced 3 to 5 inches of rain resulting in county wide flooding of small rivers and streams across portions of southern Maine. Road washouts were numerous with moderate to major damage occurring to roadways. Homes and businesses were also flooded.
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 →Low pressure developed over West Virginia on Saturday, the 8th, and moved northeast to central Massachusetts by Sunday morning setting up a strong, southeast flow of moist air over northern New England.
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 →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 →Low pressure tracked northeast along a stalled frontal boundary along the coast. Gale force southeasterly winds combined with the highest astronomical tides of the month to produce coastal flooding across the southwest coast of Maine.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed over West Virginia on Saturday, the 8th, and moved northeast to central Massachusetts by Sunday morning setting up a strong, southeast flow of moist air over northern New England.
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 developed off the New Jersey coast on March 5th, then moved slowly to the waters south of Cape Cod by the morning of the 6th. The system stalled off the southern New England coast on the afternoon of the 6th, and then drifted east of the Gulf of Maine on the 7th.
Read the full account →A combinaton of heavy rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to significant flooding across Aroostook county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.
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 →The highest astronomical tides of the month (11.8 feet in Portland Harbor) combined with a weak, but developing, area of low pressure (1000 mb) near Cape Cod to produce coastal flooding in the region during the late evening hours of May 25th.|Fortunately winds were relatively…
Read the full account →Training thunderstorms produced very heavy rains across the region...with rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches occurring in a short time. The heavy rains overwhelmed drainage systems causing extensive flooding along Main Street...which was closed to traffic for a time...and water…
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
Read the full account →Low pressure over Illinois on the morning of the 10th moved northeast and was located just north of Lake Huron by the morning of the 11th. A secondary low formed in southeastern Pennsylvania and moved northeast through Maine to the Gaspe Peninsula by the morning of the 12th.
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 →A series of late season storms developed of the coast beginning on the of May 21st. These storms were very slow moving and produced several inches of rain in Maine from the 21st through the end of the month.
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