902 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maine, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Low pressure rapidly intensified on the 20th of April over the Great Lakes as a secondary area of low pressure developed along the New England coastline. Gale force easterly winds over the coastal waters allowed for nearshore waves to build to nearly 15 feet.
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 very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →Low pressure intensified as it moved rapidly through eastern New York State during the evening of April 7th. This allowed a strong southerly gale to develop over the coastal waters throughout the day and during high tide.
Read the full account →A dam on Tibbetts Pond failed from the combined effects of beavers blocking the outlet pipe and 3 to 5 inches of rain. The dam, 100 ft long, 6 ft high, and 30 ft wide at the base, failed at about 3 am, causing water to flood Route 16.
Read the full account →On May 23rd, a strong coastal low pressure system developed just off the Maine coast. High astronomical tides combined with strong northeast winds and large ocean waves to produce wind damage, coastal flooding and beach erosion.
Read the full account →A weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved toward Nantucket Island on the evening of May 25th. Ahead of the system, an east-northeasterly wind of 30 to 35 knots developed over the coastal waters, before diminishing near the time of high tide.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed in a very hot and humid air mass that was in place over the region on the afternoon of July 26th. Precipitable water values around 2 inches resulted in very heavy rainfall rates with these storms.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracking west of the region drew unseasonably warm moist air north across the region...with record warm temperatures in spots. The warm temperatures rapidly melted the 1 to 2 feet of snow on the ground across central and Downeast portions of the area.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving through western New England caused flooding to parts of the state. Stream and rivers were already high from normal spring runoff and the ground was saturated. Copious heavy rains and mountain snowmelt sent streams and rivers over their banks.
Read the full account →A cold front moved through Maine on the afternoon of April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced copious amounts of rainfall across the area into the morning of the 28th.
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 moist southeast flow from the Atlantic developed ahead of an intensifying low pressure center off the mid-Atlantic coast on Friday, October 9 and caused heavy rain to spread over southern Maine during the day.
Read the full account →Mild temperatures and heavy rains contributed to rapid snow melt and ice movement during mid April. Rising river levels and ice jams led to flooding across portions of northern and eastern Maine.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving through western New England caused flooding to parts of the state. Stream and rivers were already high from normal spring runoff and the ground was saturated. Copious heavy rains and mountain snowmelt sent streams and rivers over their banks.
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 →A cold front moved through Maine on the afternoon of April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced copious amounts of rainfall across the area into the morning of the 28th.
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