Flash Flood in Knox County, Maine

Flash Flood June 8, 2024 · Knox County, Maine

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two road washouts with pavement buckled in downtown Camden. Other flooded roads within the community after more than 2 inches of rain fell from a slow-moving thunderstorm.

The wider storm

Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed under the influence of an upper level low on the afternoon of the 8th. An area of localized convection along the Midcoast brought heavy rain to Knox County. Observations taken near Camden Maine recorded instantaneous rain rates up to 3' an hour, accumulating approximately 1.5 inches

in an hour. The heavy rainfall rates resulted in two road washouts in the Camden area.

Began near Camden (44.2100, -69.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1183848. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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