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Maine Flood Stories

902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood$50K damage

Coastal York, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Knox, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Coastal Waldo, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Interior York, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Central Somerset, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Southern Somerset, ME · Apr 3, 2005

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.

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Flood$50K damage

Interior Waldo, ME · May 26, 2005

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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Flood$49K damage

Lincoln, ME · Apr 6, 2009

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.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

York, ME · Jun 13, 1998

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.

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Flood$47K damage

Knox, ME · Mar 17, 2007

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.

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Coastal Flood$10K damage

Sagadahoc, ME · Jun 5, 2012

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.

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Coastal Flood$10K damage

Sagadahoc, ME · Jun 5, 2012

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Hancock, ME · Mar 10, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Washington, ME · Mar 10, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Hancock, ME · Jan 13, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Central Washington, ME · Jan 13, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Penobscot, ME · Jan 10, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Hancock, ME · Jan 10, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Washington, ME · Jan 10, 2024

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.

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Waldo, ME · Mar 10, 2024

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…

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Coastal Flood

Sagadahoc, ME · Mar 10, 2024

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…

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Flash Flood

Cumberland, ME · Mar 10, 2024

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…

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Flash Flood

Franklin, ME · Jul 10, 2024

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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Flash Flood

Franklin, ME · Jul 10, 2024

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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