Flood — Androscoggin, Maine

2024-03-10 · near Danville Jct, Androscoggin, Maine

Event narrative

Excessive runoff overwhelmed drainage ditches on Trapp Road resulting in the road closure.

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 1155491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.