902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →Hurricane Sandy merged with a strong upper level trough approaching from the west just off the mid Atlantic coast. The resultant cut-off low caused Sandy to retrograde towards the southern New Jersey coast during the evening of October 29th as it rapidly intensified to 940 mb.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms moved through Oxford County in Maine dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain in 4 hours. This resulted in flash flooding on small rivers and streams in the towns of Rumford, Woodstock, Greenwood, Mexico, and Sumner.
Read the full account →An intensifying low pressure system passed well to the west of New England and into Canada during a period of extremely high astronomical tides.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms moved through Oxford County in Maine dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain in 4 hours. This resulted in flash flooding on small rivers and streams in the towns of Rumford, Woodstock, Greenwood, Mexico, and Sumner.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms moved through Oxford County in Maine dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain in 4 hours. This resulted in flash flooding on small rivers and streams in the towns of Rumford, Woodstock, Greenwood, Mexico, and Sumner.
Read the full account →An ice jam developed on the Little Black River during the afternoon of the 13th and persisted into the early morning hours of the 15th. Water levels rose upriver from the jam.
Read the full account →A convective cluster moved into the interior sections of central Maine on the evening of the 17th. Another round of moderate to heavy rain aligned over the Kennebec River from Skowhegan to Gardiner.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy rain and snow melt led to minor flooding along portions of the Mattawamkeag River. The river crested less than a half foot above flood stage. Minor flooding persisted into the morning of the 3rd.
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 →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 →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 →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 large area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 15th through upstate New York to north of Maine by the morning of the 16th. At the time, the astronomical tidal variations were near a maximum.
Read the full account →A large area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 15th through upstate New York to north of Maine by the morning of the 16th. At the time, the astronomical tidal variations were near a maximum.
Read the full account →Intense low pressure moving through the Gulf of Maine coincided with the highest astronomical tides of the month to produce coastal flooding in areas along the Maine coast.
Read the full account →Intense low pressure moving through the Gulf of Maine coincided with the highest astronomical tides of the month to produce coastal flooding in areas along the Maine coast.
Read the full account →A Nor���easter slowly weakened off the southern New England coast on the evening of the 30th. Moderately large ocean waves combined with the highest astronomical tide of the month to produce beach erosion, splash-over and coastal flooding.
Read the full account →A coastal low developed near the outer banks of North Carolina on the morning of the 28th and moved northeast spreading heavy rain over northern New England.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell over Maine due to the rapid development of surface low pressure well to the southeast of New England. Rainfall amounts across the area ranged from around 3 inches to over 5 inches.
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