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Flash Flood in Cumberland County, Maine
Flash Flood July 29, 2023 · Cumberland County, Maine
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Portion of Route 237 closed between Chadborne Road and Barstow Road due to flooding. Water deep enough to float a car.
The wider storm
A stalled frontal boundary and surface low pressure began to slowly lift northward into the southeast New Hampshire through the Midcoast of Maine on the afternoon of the 29th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the boundary and moved eastward. Since the system as a whole showed very little forward progression, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms ended up moving across the same locations multiple times, on top of already saturated soils. This ended up leading to multiple instances of flash flooding, specifically near the coastal counties.
Began near Dog Corner (43.7593, -70.4807).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1124068. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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