Maine, 1996

Flooding in Maine, January 24 to 25, 1996

January 24 to 25, 1996 · NWS GYX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Runoff from 1 to 2 inches of rain and melting snow caused flooding in interior Eastern Maine. Several communities were affected, particularly in northern Penobscot County, where culverts were flooded and roads were washed out.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$231,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.

Runoff from 1 to 2 inches of rain and melting snow caused flooding in interior Eastern Maine. Several communities were affected, particularly in northern Penobscot County, where culverts were flooded and roads were washed out. Strong south to southeast winds transporting moisture and unseasonably warm air were caused by a low pressure center moving northeastward out of the Great Lakes. This was the second and least intense of three similar storms.

The radar

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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Northern Penobscot

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Penobscot forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Southeast Aroostook

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Northern Oxford

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Oxford forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Northern Franklin

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Central Somerset

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Central Somerset forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Central Piscataquis

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Central Piscataquis forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Central Penobscot

When
January 24, 7:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Central Penobscot forecast zone
Property damage
$33,000
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5556462, 5556463, 5556464, 5556465, 5556466, 5556467, 5556468.