902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An area of low pressure tracked to the west of the region on the evening of Nov 30th with a broad area of moderate to heavy rain and pockets of embedded convection enveloping the region.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked to the west of the region on the evening of Nov 30th with a broad area of moderate to heavy rain and pockets of embedded convection enveloping the region.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked to the west of the region on the evening of Nov 30th with a broad area of moderate to heavy rain and pockets of embedded convection enveloping the region.
Read the full account →Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region toward southwest Nova Scotia during the 4th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 5th. The low brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine.
Read the full account →Rapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region toward southwest Nova Scotia during the 4th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 5th. The low brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine.
Read the full account →Intensifying low pressure tracked northeast along the Saint Lawrence River Valley from late on the 21st through the morning of the 22nd. The low drew unseasonably warm air north across the region.
Read the full account →Low pressure weakened while approaching from the west through the early morning hours of the 27th while a secondary low developed and tracked toward southern Maine. The secondary low then occluded and slowly crossed the region through the 27th into the 28th.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the region through the overnight hours of the 11th into the 12th bringing unusually warm air. A slow moving Arctic cold front then settled across the region through the night of the 12th into the 13th while low pressure tracked along the front.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted across the region through the overnight hours of the 11th into the 12th bringing unusually warm air. A slow moving Arctic cold front then settled across the region through the night of the 12th into the 13th while low pressure tracked along the front.
Read the full account →An above average seasonal snowpack and cold start to April which delayed snow melt contributed to an above average late April snowpack across the region. Several lows crossing the region brought 1.00 to 2.00 inches of rain to northern Maine from the 25th into the 27th.
Read the full account →Rain and melting snow produced flooding along the Mattawamkeag River. The river rose above flood stage on April 28th...crested around 2 feet above flood stage early on the 30th...then fell below flood stage during the afternoon of the 4th.
Read the full account →An above average seasonal snowpack and cold start to April which delayed snow melt contributed to an above average late April snowpack. Rainfall from the last week of April through the first week of May generally ranged from 2.00 to 3.00 inches.
Read the full account →Intensifying low pressure tracked northeast along the Saint Lawrence River Valley from late on the 21st through the morning of the 22nd. The low drew unseasonably warm air north across the region.
Read the full account →A strong area of low pressure moved northeast out of the Ohio River valley spreading heavy rain and warm temperatures into the region. Temperatures warmed into the 50s with 3 to 5 inches of rainfall.
Read the full account →Northeasterly winds combined with an astronomically high tide to cause minor flooding throughout coastal sections of York and Cumberland Counties. In Portland the tide reached 12.6 feet which was 0.6 feet above the flood stage.
Read the full account →Northeasterly winds combined with an astronomically high tide to cause minor flooding throughout coastal sections of York and Cumberland Counties. In Portland the tide reached 12.6 feet which was 0.6 feet above the flood stage.
Read the full account →An intense storm was slowly weakening over southern New England on the morning of February 26th. Long period swells were slow to subside and some minor flooding occurred in Portland and Saco at the time of high tide. In Saco, flooding shut down Water and Surf streets.
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.
Read the full account →A developing coastal low moved up the Northeast coast from Long Island, New York across Cape Cod, Massachusetts and into the Gulf of Maine on October 28th.
Read the full account →On Christmas Day a strong low pressure system tracked up the spine of the Appalachians and to the west of Maine, resulting in 1 to 2 of rain across the region will locally up to 4 in the favorable upslope areas of the Western Maine Mountain foothills.
Read the full account →On Christmas Day a strong low pressure system tracked up the spine of the Appalachians and to the west of Maine, resulting in 1 to 2 of rain across the region will locally up to 4 in the favorable upslope areas of the Western Maine Mountain foothills.
Read the full account →On Christmas Day a strong low pressure system tracked up the spine of the Appalachians and to the west of Maine, resulting in 1 to 2 of rain across the region will locally up to 4 in the favorable upslope areas of the Western Maine Mountain foothills.
Read the full account →On Christmas Day a strong low pressure system tracked up the spine of the Appalachians and to the west of Maine, resulting in 1 to 2 of rain across the region will locally up to 4 in the favorable upslope areas of the Western Maine Mountain foothills.
Read the full account →On Christmas Day a strong low pressure system tracked up the spine of the Appalachians and to the west of Maine, resulting in 1 to 2 of rain across the region will locally up to 4 in the favorable upslope areas of the Western Maine Mountain foothills.
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