Flood — Androscoggin, Maine

2024-03-10 · near Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine

Event narrative

Gamage Avenue closed between Wilson Street and Davis Avenue due to a partial washout caused by heavy rainfall and excessive run-off.

Wider weather episode

A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th. A period of heavy rain between daybreak and noon caused excessive runoff and flash flooding in parts of Cumberland County where rainfall totals exceeded 3 inches. Elsewhere, the rain and snowmelt combination resulted in minor river flooding and nuisance overland standing water. Gale force easterly winds accompanied the low with the strongest winds occurring before high tide. The resultant storm tide reached 13.32 feet. This represented the eighth highest storm tide on record in Portland Harbor (1912 to present) and the third top ten storm tides for the year. High astronomical tides combined with strong onshore flow and storm surge to bring mostly minor coastal flooding to the Maine coast along with some localized areas of moderate flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1155446. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.