Flash Flood in Somerset County, Maine

Flash Flood July 7, 2023 · Somerset County, Maine

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Brighton (45.0322, -69.7666).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1123648. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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