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 →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 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 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 moved northeast from the Ohio River Valley and into New England spreading heavy rain over the region. Rainfall amounts and rainfall rates where high enough to cause serious flooding in midcoast 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 →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 crossed Cape Cod and entered the Gulf of Maine on June 2nd. An upper low approaching from the west intensified this system on June 3rd before slowly exiting the Gulf of Maine on the 4th through the 5th.
Read the full account →Low pressure crossed Cape Cod and entered the Gulf of Maine on June 2nd. An upper low approaching from the west intensified this system on June 3rd before slowly exiting the Gulf of Maine on the 4th through the 5th.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracked east across the Great Lakes through the night of the 9th into the 10th. The low merged with a secondary coastal low during the 10th while lifting to Maine.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracked east across the Great Lakes through the night of the 9th into the 10th. The low merged with a secondary coastal low during the 10th while lifting to Maine.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure developed across southern New England and tracked northward across central Maine during the day on January 13th. Precipitation began as rain across Downeast and snow elsewhere, then gradually transitioned to rain across the state.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure developed across southern New England and tracked northward across central Maine during the day on January 13th. Precipitation began as rain across Downeast and snow elsewhere, then gradually transitioned to rain across the state.
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure tracked across Quebec province on Wednesday, January 10th. Strong southeasterly winds developed late on January 9th, before increasing in intensity during the early morning hours of January 10th.
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure tracked across Quebec province on Wednesday, January 10th. Strong southeasterly winds developed late on January 9th, before increasing in intensity during the early morning hours of January 10th.
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure tracked across Quebec province on Wednesday, January 10th. Strong southeasterly winds developed late on January 9th, before increasing in intensity during the early morning hours of January 10th.
Read the full account →A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th. A period of heavy rain between daybreak and noon caused excessive runoff and flash flooding in parts of Cumberland County where rainfall totals exceeded 3…
Read the full account →A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th. A period of heavy rain between daybreak and noon caused excessive runoff and flash flooding in parts of Cumberland County where rainfall totals exceeded 3…
Read the full account →A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th. A period of heavy rain between daybreak and noon caused excessive runoff and flash flooding in parts of Cumberland County where rainfall totals exceeded 3…
Read the full account →On July 10th the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl phased with a low pressure system out of the Great Lakes to bring multiple rounds of heavy rainfall to northern New England, including Maine and New Hampshire.
Read the full account →On July 10th the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl phased with a low pressure system out of the Great Lakes to bring multiple rounds of heavy rainfall to northern New England, including Maine and New Hampshire.
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