Flood in Piscataquis County, Maine

An ice jam on the Piscataquis River led to flooding which impacted portions of Maxfield and North Howland roads. These road was temporarily closed due to the flooding. Water levels fell that by Thursday afternoon.

Low pressure system with an occluded front move to the northeast of Maine, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to northern and eastern Maine. Rainfall resulted in significant snowmelt for remaining snow pack, and with a deep frost depth still in place over most of the state, majority of rainfall acted as runoff. Runoff and additional river ice melt led to ice jamming along the Piscataquis River, near North Howland and Maxfield roads. There were large ice chunks moving onto local property from this ice jam. Flooding began on Wednesdya, March 18th, and continued into Thursday, March 19th. Penobscot EMs evacuated impacted home, and set up shelters for those impacted.