Flash Flood — Somerset, Maine

2023-07-18 · near Pleasant Pond, Somerset, Maine

Event narrative

Deep flood waters came off North Shore Road onto W Shore Road near the intersection with N Shore Road adjacent to Pleasant Pond. The debris was over a foot deep.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developed of the Western Maine Mountains on the afternoon of the 18th. Moist air supported torrential rainfall rates between 2 to 3 inches an hour, all of which fell over saturated soils. Localized flash flooding resulted where storms trained over the same locations. A localized outflow wind gusts associated with one of the flash flood thunderstorms also downed some trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123786. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.