Flash Flood, Hancock
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Maine, March 9 to 10, 1998
A intense area of low pressure moving northeastward through the St. Lawrence Valley brought heavy rain to much of northern New England.
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.
A intense area of low pressure moving northeastward through the St. Lawrence Valley brought heavy rain to much of northern New England. Two to three inches of rain fell over much of eastern Maine. The heavy rains combined with snowmelt to cause the flooding of many streams in southeastern Maine. Streams were reported to have flooded and/or washed out roads in or near Milo, Orono,Kenduskeag, Corinna, Milford, Unity, Bucksport, Orland, Ellsworth, Surry, Deer Isle, and Calais.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Penobscot
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Penobscot County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Piscataquis
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Piscataquis County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Waldo
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Waldo County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (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
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- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Maine in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, March 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: 5655523, 5655524, 5655525, 5655526, 5655527.