Maine, 2005

Storm Surge in Maine, May 24, 2005

May 24, 2005 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The second in a series of four late season storms developed off the New England coastline on Tuesday, May 24th. High astronomical tides combined with strong northeasterly winds and large ocean waves to produce coastal flooding and beach erosion.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 GYX wrote it up.

The second in a series of four late season storms developed off the New England coastline on Tuesday, May 24th. High astronomical tides combined with strong northeasterly winds and large ocean waves to produce coastal flooding and beach erosion. The tide gauge in Portland Harbor reached 12.5 feet, which was a half foot above its 12.0 foot flood stage.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 24, 8:09 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 8:09 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Cumberland

When
May 24, 11:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Storm Surge/Tide
Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Maine in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, May 2005The 2005 hurricane season

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5449878.