Flood, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- April 9, 7:00 PM EST to April 10, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Maine, April 9 to 10, 2000
The same storm which brought the strong winds also produced heavy rains across the region. with additional runoff from snowmelt.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 CAR wrote it up.
The same storm which brought the strong winds also produced heavy rains across the region. Rainfall totals of up to 2.00 inches were reported in the headwater areas of the Piscataquis River Basin...with additional runoff from snowmelt. The Piscataquis River and its tributary streams rose quickly in response to the rainfall and runoff. The Piscataquis River at Blanchard crested at 11.4 feet...flood stage is 11.0 feet. At Dover-Foxcroft the Piscataquis River crested at 12.1 feet...flood stage is 11.0 feet. Barrows Falls Road and Abbot Road were both closed for several hours due to flooding. A portion of Blair Hill road...near Greenville...was washed out. Several reports of flooded basements were received with many reports of standing water along...and on...many roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, April 9, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 9 to 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 9 to 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, April 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, April 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, April 2000
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: 5147675.