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Flash Flood in Franklin County, Maine

Flash Flood July 10, 2024 · Franklin County, Maine

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rapid run-off from heavy rainfall caused flooding on Main Street in Farmington with water 2 feet deep cutting off a primary thruway in the community for over an hour.

The wider storm

On July 10th the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl phased with a low pressure system out of the Great Lakes to bring multiple rounds of heavy rainfall to northern New England, including Maine and New Hampshire. The previous 3 days had brought a swatch of heavy rain just north of the White Mountains, saturating the ground and making it ideal for runoff. During the roughly 36 hour period, 3 to as much as 5 inches of rain fell across northern New Hampshire and Western Maine Mountains. This led to significant flash flooding around Littleton, New Hampshire, with sporadic flash flooding eastward into Maine.

Began near Farmington (44.6638, -70.1430).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1181182. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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