Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal York
- When
- May 7, 10:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm Surge in Maine, May 7, 2005
A late season Nor'easter developed off the Mid Atlantic coast Saturday, May 7th. It intensified and then slowly crossed the southern New England coastal waters early on May 8th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $50,000
- 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.
A late season Nor'easter developed off the Mid Atlantic coast Saturday, May 7th. It intensified and then slowly crossed the southern New England coastal waters early on May 8th. A prolonged north-northeasterly gale developed over the Gulf of Maine. Minor coastal flooding occurred in the Camp Ellis area of Saco due to large ocean waves. The tide gage in Portland Harbor measured a tide of 11.5 feet which was short of the 12 foot flood stage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 2005
- Storm Surge and High Wind in Massachusetts, May 7, 2005
- Hail in South Dakota, May 7, 2005
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, May 7, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 7, 2005
- Flooding in Iowa, May 7 to 9, 2005
- High Wind in Rhode Island, May 7, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 7, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 7 to 8, 2005
- Hail in North Dakota, May 7, 2005
- Rip Current in Florida, May 7, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 7, 2005
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: 5449873.