Flash Flood in Sagadahoc County, Maine
Flash Flood September 26, 2021 · Sagadahoc County, Maine
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Cooper Rd is closed due to flooding from Hunts Meadow Rd. to Devine Rd in Whitefield, ME.
The wider storm
A slow moving cold front moved from west to east across Maine on the evening of the 24th into the early morning of the 25th, bringing around an inch of rainfall to most of the area. The same frontal boundary lifted back into the state during the early morning hours of the 26th. The warm moist air returned and training showers and thunderstorms lingered over Mid-coast into central Maine. Rainfall rates increased to around 1.5 inches per hour and lingered for 2 to 3 hours. The total rainfall amounts were upwards of 5 to 6 inches between midnight and dawn. Localized flash flooding was reported.
Began near Richmond (44.2490, -69.5899).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 986974. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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