Flash Flood, Oxford
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oxford County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 1 to 3, 1998
Rapidly melting snow caused by record-breaking warmth in late March combined with rainfall to cause flooding on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers and their tributaries. Many roads were closed due to the flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Rapidly melting snow caused by record-breaking warmth in late March combined with rainfall to cause flooding on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers and their tributaries. Many roads were closed due to the flooding. Flooding on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers continued from March. The Kennebec River reach a maximum flow of 59774 cfs at Skowhegan on the 1st (35000 cfs flood flow) and crested at 16.5 feet in Augusta on the1st (16.5 ft flood stage). The Androscoggin crested at 13.83 feet in Auburn on the 2nd (13 ft flood stage).
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:58 UTC.
Event by event
3 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Kennebec
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Androscoggin
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 3, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Southern Somerset
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 3, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 1, 1998
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 1, 1998
- Flood in California, April 1, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1 to 19, 1998
- Flood in New York, April 1 to 7, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Flooding in Vermont, April 1 to 13, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, April 1 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, April 1998
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: 5655536, 5655537, 5655538, 5655539, 5655540.