Sagadahoc 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…

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…

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…

Sagadahoc County averaged 2.11 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew to over 9 inches, marking the 2nd driest July through December stretch on record. The USDM on December 30th classified 100%…

Sagadahoc County averaged 2.39 inches of precipitation in November, almost 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. By mid-to-late November, 100% of the coun…

Sagadahoc County averaged 2.89 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 10…

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…

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 4 and 12 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,…

The astronomical tide in Portland was 11.3 feet MLLW at 11:41 am. Flood stage is 12 feet MLLW. The easterly gales produced a storm surge of two feet in Portland Harbor. The storm tide topped out at 13.32 feet MLLW in the Forest City with the tide remaining above flood stage for a…

Snow squalls arrived at the Midcoast during the afternoon on the 17th. The Richmond webcam on I-295 observed visibility dropping to one quarter mile and quick, light accumulation on the highway. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved.…

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. Heavy snow began mid morning on the 7th as a mesoscale band forced by strong warm air advection lifted through Casco Bay and settled overhead into the afternoon. Snowfall rates in excess of 1 to 2 inches per hours were…

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 during the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. Trained spotters in Topsham and Bath both had recorded g…

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. …

Heavy rainfall with rates between 2 and 4 inches per hour caused a significant washout on Doughty Road.

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. Topsham reported a low of 28 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the past…

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 afternoon as low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic and flow become more northwesterly, downsl…

Light snow began after midnight on the 28th. Snow became moderate at times around sunrise and again during midday. Otherwise snow remained light and struggled to accumulate at times during the day. Light snow tapered off in the late evening, coming to an end from northwest to sou…

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 early on the 4th before winds graduall…

Snow began during the evening of the 22nd. Snowfall became moderate at times during the morning of the 23rd. The northern reaches of Casco Bay remained just on the southern end of a mesoscale band of snow that was nearly stationary through the day. Snowfall had a high snow to liq…

Snow overspread Midcoast Maine during the evening on the 19th. After midnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. While snowfall rates tapered off by sunrise on the 20th, snow lingered for much of the day as an inverted trough remained draped across southern New Hampshire. On…

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, Sagadahoc County was 59% in severe drought, 41% in moderate drought. By the end of the month, 70% of the county was in moderate drought and 30% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with most of the c…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Sagadahoc County was 100% in severe drought. By the end of the month, 59% of the county was in severe drought and 41% in moderate drought. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall, however most of the county observed…

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed multiple trees and powerlines in Bowdoinham closing State Rt 24.

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…

The astronomical tide in Portland of 9.6 feet combined with a storm surge of 3.1 feet at high tide to produce a 12.7 foot (MLLW) storm tide during the late morning hours. Flood stage in Portland is 12.0 feet (MLLW). The tide remained above flood stage for a full three hours and 2…

Cooper Rd is closed due to flooding from Hunts Meadow Rd. to Devine Rd in Whitefield, ME.

Damaging outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed a large tree onto wires on route 201 in Topsham.

Damaging outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees onto powerlines northwest of Bowdoinham.

Damaging outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed a large tree onto a house on route 196 in Topsham.

Microburst outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees onto wires, homes and vehicles on the east side of Topsham.

Damaging outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed trees and snapped a power pole along Andrea Street in Topsham.

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…

Drought continued to expand and intensified through the month of September with the state of Maine recording the driest September on record. D2 severe drought expanded to cover all of Western Maine by the end of the month. In addition, an area of D3 extreme drought developed acro…

Tropical Storm Isaias brought limited impacts to Sagadahoc County due wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered reports of snapped and uprooted trees along with broken branches caused downed power lines through the county. Sagadahoc County reported 2,600 customers without power, with a …

Precipitation overspread the Midcoast during the morning of the 9th as mostly rain. Temperatures gradually cooled into the upper 30s, but by late afternoon heavier precipitation moved in, temperatures fell quickly to the lower 30s. Rain quickly changed to heavy snow, and continue…

Snow moved into Midcoast Maine during the early evening on the 23rd and quickly became moderate. At times rain mixed with the snow at the immediate coast. While forcing was driven primarily by warm air advection, a band of heavy snow developed northwest of the low center and did …

Precipitation moved in late on December 29th as snow at onset. Early on the morning of the 30th continued warm air advection aloft allowed a nearly stationary band of moderate to heavy snow to develop overhead and remain in place into the afternoon. Secondary low pressure develop…

On the evening of December 1st the heavy snow band failed to reach Sagadahoc County. Relatively little accumulation occurred through December 2nd, with occasional snow showers or mixed precipitation. The majority of the accumulation came on the 3rd as surface low pressure retrogr…