Flood, Southern Somerset
- When
- October 29, 10:00 PM EST to October 30, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Maine, October 29 to 30, 2003
A slow moving cold front became stalled over New England on the 26th resulting in over 3 inches of rain on already saturated ground. This front finally moved offshore on the 28th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
A slow moving cold front became stalled over New England on the 26th resulting in over 3 inches of rain on already saturated ground. This front finally moved offshore on the 28th. Another low developed over the southeastern states on the morning of the 28th, then moved northeast through New England on the 29th. Another 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across the area causing rivers to flood. At Skowhegan, the Kennebec River was above the 35,000 cfs flood flow from 10:00 pm on the 29th to 11:30 pm on the 30th, reaching a maximum flow of 50,500 cfs at 8:00 am on the 30th. The Kennebec River in North Sidney was above the 17 foot flood stage from 9:30 am on the 30th to 4:30 pm on the 30th (crest of 17.4 feet at 1:30 pm on the 30th). At Augusta, the Kennebec River was above the 13 foot flood stage from 3:15 pm on the 30th to 8:15 pm on the 30th (crest of 13.4 feet at 6:15 pm on the 30th).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Kennebec
- When
- October 30, 9:30 AM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in New York, October 29, 2003
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 29 to 31, 2003
- High Wind in Colorado, October 29, 2003
- Flash Flood in Guam, October 29 to 30, 2003
- Flood in New York, October 29 to 30, 2003
- Tornado in Florida, October 29, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, October 29, 2003
- High Wind in Montana, October 29, 2003
- Flash Flood and Flooding in New York, October 29 to 30, 2003
- Strong Wind in California, October 29 to 30, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 29, 2003
- Flooding in Vermont, October 29, 2003
More
Every storm in Maine in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, October 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5372085, 5372086.