Flooding in Maine, November 22 to 23, 2005

Name: Flooding in Maine, November 22 to 23, 2005
Start: 2005-11-22T20:30
End: 2005-11-23T12:15
Location: Maine

November 22 to 23, 2005 · NWS GYX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Low pressure developed along the southeast coast of the United States on the morning of November 21 and moved northeast spreading heavy rain into Maine. Precipitation ranged from 2 to 3 inches.

Where it happened

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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.

Low pressure developed along the southeast coast of the United States on the morning of November 21 and moved northeast spreading heavy rain into Maine. Precipitation ranged from 2 to 3 inches. Minor flooding resulted with no reported damage.The Presumpscot river at Westbrook (Flood Stage 15.0 ft) crested at 16.2 ft. and the Kennebec river at Skowhegan (Flood Stage 35000 cfs) briefly rose to 35000 cfs.

The radar

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coastal Cumberland

When: November 22, 8:30 PM EST to November 23, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Southern Somerset

When: November 23, 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maine in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, November 2005

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: 5484393, 5484394.