902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 →Three to nine inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period causing small rivers and streams to rise over their banks. Many roads were washed out and flooded. Some evacuations took place along small streams in portions of Franklin County.
Read the full account →Three to nine inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period causing small rivers and streams to rise over their banks. Many roads were washed out and flooded. Some evacuations took place along small streams in portions of Franklin County.
Read the full account →Three to nine inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period causing small rivers and streams to rise over their banks. Many roads were washed out and flooded. Some evacuations took place along small streams in portions of Franklin County.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy rain 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 developed over the Carolinas on March 13 and moved northeast spreading heavy rain over New England. Rainfall amounts ranged from 4 to 9 inches in southwest Maine which caused serious flooding.
Read the full account →A strong southeasterly wind developed across Maine on the morning of March 22nd as an intensifying low pressure center moved north from the mid-Atlantic states to the Hudson Valley of New York by early morning on the 22nd.
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 →Three to nine inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period causing small rivers and streams to rise over their banks. Many roads were washed out and flooded. Some evacuations took place along small streams in portions of Franklin County.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy late April rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to flooding along the Fish River at Fort Kent. The flooding of the Fish River was enhanced by the elevated waters of the Saint John River backing up into the Fish River at their juncture.
Read the full account →A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 1 and 7 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period.
Read the full account →The combination of heavy 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 dgrees of flooding across the county.
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 →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.
Read the full account →A strong south to southeast flow developed across Maine as a low pressure center developed just south of Long Island, NY and moved northward up the Hudson River Valley during the early morning hours of the 28th.
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.
Read the full account →One to three inches of rain caused mainstem rivers to rise above flood stage in the southwestern part of the state. The Saco River crested just under 31,000 CFS at West Buxton, flood flow is 27,000 cfs. In the town of Buxton, roads were closed due to the high water.
Read the full account →One to three inches of rain caused mainstem rivers to rise above flood stage in the southwestern part of the state. The Saco River crested just under 31,000 CFS at West Buxton, flood flow is 27,000 cfs. In the town of Buxton, roads were closed due to the high water.
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.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed in the Ohio River Valley and moved northeast through New York State. This low spread rain into Maine during the morning hours of April 23rd. Rain was initially light but increased in intensity on April 24th as a cold front moved through.
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 in the Ohio River Valley and moved northeast through New York State. This low spread rain into Maine during the morning hours of April 23rd. Rain was initially light but increased in intensity on April 24th as a cold front moved through.
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