Flash Flood — Somerset, Maine

2023-07-07 · near Brighton, Somerset, Maine

Event narrative

Public reported a washout on Goodrich Road near Jackson Brook. Minor washout on Murray Street near McLaughlin Lane. Radar estimated 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across the Bingham Area in the course of an hour and a half.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving frontal boundary triggers shower and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall on the afternoon of the 7th. The anomalously humid airmass resulted in torrential rainfall rates around 2 to 3 inches per hour and localized flooding across the mountains of western Maine.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123648. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.