Flood in Franklin County, Maine

Flood March 17, 2025 · Franklin County, Maine

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A rain on snow event on the 17th caused a combined runoff of 1 to 2.5 inches along the Carrabassett River. This was sufficient to raise the river enough to break up ice as thick as a foot. The broken ice resulted in a ice jam forming near the Route 16 dam in Kingfield right around daybreak. Backwater flooding damaged properties along Island Road.

The wider storm

The combination of rain and snowmelt runoff on March 17 was sufficient to produce ice jam flooding along various rivers in the Western Maine Mountains. Most of the ice remained within the streambanks, with the exception of the Carrabassett River. An ice jam on the Carrabassett River in Kingfield resulted in flooding of properties.

Began near North New Portland A (44.9435, -70.1322).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236995. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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