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 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 complex area of low pressure intensified as it slowly moved off the Mid Atlantic coastline on January 2nd. It continued to reorganize (975 mb) and move south of Cape Cod on the 3rd.
Read the full account →A warm and humid air mass combined with an approaching cold front to produce over 6 inches of rain in 2 to 4 hours causing tremendous flash flooding in eastern Cumberland County. Roads were washed out or flooded by several feet of water.
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 →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 →Almost 6 inches of rain fell at the Portland Jetport in a 4-hour period on the morning of September 30th with 2.22 inches falling in one hour between 11 AM and noon. This caused streets to quickly fill with water and many roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Read the full account →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 →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 →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy late April rains and the melting of a near record snowpack across northern portions of the county led to flooding across all of Penobscot county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.
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 →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 →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 →A weakening area of low pressure was located over the state of Michigan at 7 pm on the 21st as a secondary low developed over northern Virginia. Precipitation began falling in southwestern Maine during the late afternoon and evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved northeast from the Ohio Valley and into New England, spreading heavy rain over the region. Rainfall began on the afternoon of April 28th and ended during the evening of April 29th.
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 →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 →Low pressure moved northeast from the Ohio Valley and into New England, spreading heavy rain over the region. Rainfall began on the afternoon of April 28th and ended during the evening of April 29th.
Read the full account →A combination of heavy late April rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to significant flooding across Aroostook county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing varying degrees of flooding across the county.
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