Flash Flood, Cumberland
- When
- June 16, 1:00 PM EST to June 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Naples
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Maine, June 16 to 17, 1998
One to 3 inches of rain fell on already saturated ground and in areas of swollen streams causing the Crooked River to spill over its banks in Naples and Casco; homes, roads and a State Park were flooded. Roads were also closed in York County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $225,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
One to 3 inches of rain fell on already saturated ground and in areas of swollen streams causing the Crooked River to spill over its banks in Naples and Casco; homes, roads and a State Park were flooded. Roads were also closed in York County.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, York
- When
- June 16, 1:00 PM EST to June 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 16, 1998
- Flood in Indiana, June 16 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, June 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: 5675799, 5675800.