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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

Franklin, ME · Dec 18, 2023

Low pressure began organizing in the Gulf of Mexico on the 16th, setting record low sea level pressures as it traversed the Southeast through the 17th.

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Flood

Hancock, ME · Dec 11, 2023

Favorable upper level dynamics supported a rapidly deepening low which lifted across Maine during the 11th. Warm air was drawn north across the region along with abundant moisture. Heavy rain developed during the night of the 10th and persisted into the afternoon of the 11th.

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Flood

Penobscot, ME · Dec 18, 2023

Low pressure rapidly intensified while lifting north along the coast from Florida to New England from the 17th into the 18th. The low then tracked across New England...to the west of the region...during the 18th.

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Flood

Franklin, ME · Dec 18, 2023

Low pressure began organizing in the Gulf of Mexico on the 16th, setting record low sea level pressures as it traversed the Southeast through the 17th.

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Flood

Piscataquis, ME · Dec 18, 2023

Low pressure rapidly intensified while lifting north along the coast from Florida to New England from the 17th into the 18th. The low then tracked across New England...to the west of the region...during the 18th.

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Flood

Oxford, ME · Dec 18, 2023

Low pressure began organizing in the Gulf of Mexico on the 16th, setting record low sea level pressures as it traversed the Southeast through the 17th.

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Flood

Oxford, ME · Dec 19, 2023

Low pressure began organizing in the Gulf of Mexico on the 16th, setting record low sea level pressures as it traversed the Southeast through the 17th.

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Flood

Washington, ME · Dec 11, 2023

Favorable upper level dynamics supported a rapidly deepening low which lifted across Maine during the 11th. Warm air was drawn north across the region along with abundant moisture. Heavy rain developed during the night of the 10th and persisted into the afternoon of the 11th.

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Flood

Penobscot, ME · Dec 11, 2023

Favorable upper level dynamics supported a rapidly deepening low which lifted across Maine during the 11th. Warm air was drawn north across the region along with abundant moisture. Heavy rain developed during the night of the 10th and persisted into the afternoon of the 11th.

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Flood

Oxford, ME · Aug 13, 2023

A broad area of upper level cyclonic flow dominated the weather pattern on August 13th with amble moisture and cool air aloft. This allowed for strong potential instability and wind shear in the atmosphere.

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Flood

Cumberland, ME · Aug 8, 2023

An area of low pressure moved northeast from Massachusetts into Maine and New Hampshire on the morning of the 8th. The rainfall intensity increased during peak heating, with the heaviest rainfall from Nashua New Hampshire to Waterville Maine.

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Flood

Cumberland, ME · Aug 8, 2023

An area of low pressure moved northeast from Massachusetts into Maine and New Hampshire on the morning of the 8th. The rainfall intensity increased during peak heating, with the heaviest rainfall from Nashua New Hampshire to Waterville Maine.

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Flood

Cumberland, ME · Aug 8, 2023

An area of low pressure moved northeast from Massachusetts into Maine and New Hampshire on the morning of the 8th. The rainfall intensity increased during peak heating, with the heaviest rainfall from Nashua New Hampshire to Waterville Maine.

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Flood

Cumberland, ME · Aug 8, 2023

An area of low pressure moved northeast from Massachusetts into Maine and New Hampshire on the morning of the 8th. The rainfall intensity increased during peak heating, with the heaviest rainfall from Nashua New Hampshire to Waterville Maine.

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Tropical Storm

Central Piscataquis, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Piscataquis, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Central Penobscot, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Interior Hancock, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Northern Washington, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Penobscot, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Hancock, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Central Washington, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Washington, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Tropical Storm Lee transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while approaching the region. The storm made landfall in extreme southwest Nova Scotia during the afternoon of the 16th...near Long Island...before lifting across New Brunswick.

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Tropical Storm

Sagadahoc, ME · Sep 16, 2023

Hurricane Lee was a category 1 hurricane as it traveled north through the eastern Gulf of Maine early on Saturday, September 16th, before it was reclassified as Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee during the morning hours.

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