Lincoln storm history

The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.2 feet (MLLW) at 1205 pm. Flood stage is 12 feet (MLLW). The gale to storm force onshore winds produced a storm surge of 3.37 feet in Portland Harbor. The resulting storm tide topped out at 14.57 feet (MLLW) in the Forest City with the tid…

An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). Further up the Maine coast the storm surge was slightly highe…

The morning of December 23rd had perfect alignment of a very high astronomical tide, peak storm surge of 2+ feet and large battering nearshore waves of 15 to 20 feet all coinciding at high tide. The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.3 feet MLLW at 10:16 am, already close to th…

Lightning struck a home in Nobleboro and ignited a fire that destroyed the home. A homeowner was home at the time and reported sparks throughout the kitchen area. The fire spread rapidly throughout the structure and destroyed the home. Damage was estimated at 1.5 million dollars.

High astronomical tides combined with strong northeast winds and large battering waves to produce severe coastal flooding across most of the Maine coast. It was the seventh highest tide ever recorded in Portland Harbor in modern day history (13.28 feet). The Fort Point tide gage …

Flooding and damages were countywide.

Snow overspread the area on the evening of the 23rd as a warm front approached northern New England. In the late evening stronger lift arrived and convergence along the inverted trough began to increase. Snow was moderate to heavy through the overnight hours into the morning of t…

Strong winds began during the mid morning hours on the 19th and continued more or less steadily through the mid evening hours before diminishing quickly behind the cold front. Coastal locations consistently gusted between 55 and 60 mph. Peak power outages were around 25% of custo…

Snow overspread the Midcoast on the morning of the 2nd. Warmer air near the coast delayed the onset of accumulating snow, but steady light to moderate snow picked up in the afternoon and continued into the evening. Snow tapered off around midnight on the 3rd. Snowfall totals rang…

Lincoln County averaged 2.02 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.3 inches below normal. This lack of moisture solidified the July'December period as the 2nd driest on record for the county. While coastal areas saw some snowfall, it provided negligible benefit to …

Lincoln County averaged 2.38 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew over 7 inches, making it the 2nd driest stretch between July through November on record. While coastal areas saw minor surfac…

Lincoln County averaged 2.64 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 5 inches, making it the 5th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had 100%…

Drought conditions developed across Maine in the summer of 2025. According to the August 26th, 2025 release of the United States Drought Monitor, 11% of Maine was experiencing Severe Drought, 62% was experiencing Moderate Drought and 87% was abnormally dry. Maine experienced a ra…

Light snow overspread the area in the evening on the 15th. This continued into the morning of the 16th when an area of strong warm air advection resulted in a laterally translating band of moderate to heavy snow. This swept through the region by the afternoon of the 16th. Periods…

Snow overspread the Midcoast in the late evening on the 8th. Strong warm air advection resulted in a broad area of snow, but embedded within that area of precipitation a relatively narrow band of occasionally heavy snow developed. A very deep snow growth zone also led to a prolon…

Snow overspread Midcoast Maine in the early evening of the 19th. A band of steady moderate snow developed and remained over the area into the early morning of the 20th. Snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Key Impacts: Heavy snow.

Heavy rain from slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding over ME-32 in Windsor resulting in the road closure.

Precipitation began during the evening of the 3rd in a warm environment, hostile to snowfall. Light rain or rain/snow mix eventually changed to snow as dynamic cooling from melting aloft occurred in heavy precipitation. Snowfall became heavy at times overnight into the morning of…

Snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour in the morning led to snowfall totals ranging between 2 and 6 inches. Around 200 PM snow changed to freezing rain and began to rapidly accumulate near sunset. With around 0.75 inches glaze, power outages increased quickly after 800 PM o…

Snow squalls arrived at the Midcoast during the late afternoon on the 17th. The Wiscasset Airport reported visibility dropping to one quarter mile and local webcams showed gusty winds accompanying the snow. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditio…

East of a deep low pressure in the eastern Great Lakes a strong low level jet developed. Deep, fresh snow cover across the interior prevented the strong winds from penetrating too far inland, but along the coast damaging wind gusts began very early in the morning on the 10th. The…

Light to moderate snow began early in the morning on the 7th. Snow was occasionally heavy at times, but a heavy mesoscale snowband never quite made it north into the Midcoast. Snow ended quickly once surface winds veered to northwesterly. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 10 inche…

Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves in the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The Wiscasset Airport recorded a peak gust of 62 mph at 9:10…

Minor impacts were reported for Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee. No inundation flooding was reported, but there was high surf on the Saturday midday high tide cycle as long period 10 to 11 foot swells reached the coast. This caused some minor splash-over and erosion in isolated areas. …

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the upper-20s. Wiscasset reported a low of 29 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the pa…

The Sheepscot River came out of banks and flooded portions of High Tide Road or Route 194 just south of Hollywood Boulevard. Floodwaters were up to the foundations of a few homes. The river crested at 8.56 feet around 6 PM on the evening of May 1. Floodwaters damaged Route 194.

Heavy rain resulted in a small pond overtopping and flooding Route 218 in south of Alna with 2 to 3 feet of water. The pond drains into Dyer River, a small tributary of the Sheepscot River.

Significant damage to Spring Run Hill Road in Edgecomb after an un-named tributary to the Deer Meadow Brook flooded 325 feet of roadway. Multiple Culverts and 175 feet of roadway washed out.

Rain changed to snow for most of Midcoast Maine the morning of the 14th. Snow struggled to accumulate at lower elevations during the day, but as the sun angle got lower in the afternoon snowfall rates became moderate to heavy at times. Snowfall also remained more persistent for t…

Snow overspread the Midcoast early on the morning of the 4th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. Snow quickly came to an end during the evening as low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic and flow become more northwesterly, downslop…

Light snow began after midnight on the 28th. Snow became moderate at times around sunrise and again during midday. Otherwise snow remained light and tapered off in the late evening, coming to an end from northwest to southeast. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 9 inches.

By the late afternoon on the 3rd wind chills were reaching -30 degrees. Ambient air temperatures continued to fall into the double digits below zero with winds gusting in excess of 35 mph. The coldest wind chill values approached -45 degrees, including -37 degrees at Wiscasset Ai…

Snow began during the evening of the 22nd. Snowfall became moderate at times during the morning of the 23rd. The Midcoast remained just south of a mesoscale band of snow that was nearly stationary through the day. Snowfall had a high snow to liquid ratio, and fell at an inch per …

Snow overspread Midcoast Maine late in the evening on the 19th. After midnight snow became moderate at times. Snowfall rates tapered off gradually through the as lift became tied more closely with an inverted trough draped over southern New Hampshire. Snow ended during the aftern…

Parts of the Midcoast experienced two periods of strong to damaging winds. One during the morning hours of the 23rd generally had wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range. A second during the afternoon and evening featured wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph. Numerous trees and wires were rep…

Gusty southeast winds through the day on October 14th along with heavy rain caused numerous snapped branches and a few downed standing dead trees. Power outages in Southwest Maine peaked at 69,500 outages during the afternoon hours when the peak wind gusts were occurring.

On August 30th drought monitor, Lincoln County was 58% in severe drought and 41% in moderate drought. By the end of the month, 69% of the county was in moderate drought and 31% abnormally dry conditions. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with m…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Lincoln County was 100% in severe drought. By the end of the month, 58% of the county was in severe drought and 42% in moderate drought. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with most areas receiving between 2.5 …

A severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed wires and trees in Bremen, Maine.

Snow overspread the Mid-coast region of Maine just after midnight on March 3rd. Snow started off light before a localized heavier snowband developed towards the early morning hours across interior Lincoln County and Knox Counties. Moderate to heavy snowfall fell in this band befo…

Snow squalls crossed the Midcoast between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. The Wiscasset Airport observed a visibility of 1/4 mile and a wind gust of 28 knots at 7:27 pm.

Rain changed to snow around 10:00 pm on the 3rd. Around daybreak on the 4th the snow intensity increased and became moderate at times farther away from the coast through mid morning. Closer to the coast remained a mix of rain and snow or very light snow. Steady light snow continu…

Light snow began on the morning of the 29th, with the intensity of snowfall picking up after daybreak. An intense band of snow developed around mid morning over southern New England and remained mostly over the Gulf of Maine until midday. The band backed into coastal and Midcoast…

Strong east winds began to ramp up after daybreak on the 17th. Wind gusts sharply increased around 10 AM and continued until about noon before gradually tapering off through the afternoon. The strongest wind gusts were around 65 mph, especially close to the coast.

Snow moved into the area on the evening of the 31st and continued through the morning hours on the 2nd. The bulk of the accumulation came with moderate to heavy snow in the mesoscale snow band as it moved north through western Maine. Snow continued into the evening in waves as ad…

Snow began after sunrise on the 17th. Snow quickly became moderate to heavy as an intense band of snow moved towards the area. The band became nearly stationary and started to weaken over the area, with snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour at times. A weakening trough alof…

The strong winds came in two waves across coastal western Maine. The first period featured strong southeast winds gusting at times between 50 and 60 mph. A brief lull occurred as steady rain moved north of the area. However winds shifted to a more southerly direction and increase…

Drought mostly maintained through the month of November with no significant changes in the drought status across coastal Maine. Below normal rainfall returned for the first half of the month with only light periodic rainfall events. The bulk of the monthly rainfall occurred durin…

Drought maintained through the beginning of October with no significant rainfall across the region. Things changed on October 13th when a significant rainstorm brought widespread rainfall across the region. Another significant rainstorm occurred on October 16-17th with more benef…