5 inches of rain caused minor flooding on the Kennebec River at North Sidney, Augusta, and Skowhegan.
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The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
The combination of snowmelt and 1 to 1.5 inches of rain caused minor flooding on the Kennebec River at North Sidney, Augusta, and Skowhegan.
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 Apr 7, 2:09 AM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
309 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK INTO QUEBEC TODAY...THEN MOVE INTO
NORTHERN QUEBEC WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP AN UNSETTLED...MOIST
PATTERN...WITH GENERALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS
LASTING THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
MAJORITY OF STEADY PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE
REGION. DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WAS PARKED OVER LAKE
ONTARIO. STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET EXTENDS NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST INTO NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL USHER IN DRIER AIR AND
SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION AT BAY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.
HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MIGRATES TO THE EAST A BIT
TODAY...IT WILL BRING INSTABILITY TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE. EXPECT ANOTHER 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF QPF IN THESE AREAS DURING THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SLOW TO PULL OFF TO THE NORTH...BUT EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE AS INSTABILITY WANES. WITH UPPER
LEVEL LOW REMAINING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY...THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD
AGAIN SEE SOME PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE
COLD ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW OR A
MIX. UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...A BROAD CYCLONIC SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE MIDWEEK CAUSING UNSETTLED AND COOL CONDITIONS
WITH IMPROVING CONDS THU. BY FRI A SYSTEM PASSES TO OUR S AND NOW
APPEARS TO BE FAR ENUF N TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF RAIN LATE FRI AND FRI
NIGHT. SYSTEM WILL EXIT OFF TO THE SE SAT. AN UPPER TROF WILL DROP
SE SUN THAT MAY CAUSE SHWRS AND COOLER TEMPS.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM...LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL KEEP
LIFR/IFR CIGS IN PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. CONDITIONS
WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY AS THE LOW PULLS OFF THE THE
NORTH. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY ONLY IMPROVE TO MVFR.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO MAKE A RETURN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LONG TERM...MOSTLY VFR CONDS XCPT PSBLY MVFR IN ANY SHWRS.
&&
.MARINE...
IN THE SHORT TERM...WILL BRING DOWN THE GALES FOR ALL AREAS AND
REPLACE WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TODAY
SIGNIFICANTLY...BUT SEAS WILL BE SLOW TO COME DOWN. EXPECT SEAS TO
MEET/EXCEED SCA CRITERIA THROUGH TONIGHT.
IN THE LONG TERM...NO FLAGS WITH GENERALLY A LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW
THRU THE WEEK.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY RAIN FELL MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MOST AREAS RECEIVED AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...THE COASTLINE WAS HIT WITH MORE RAIN. IN FACT...THE
JACKPOT WAS THE MIDCOAST. 3.4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN WEST ROCKPORT
FROM THIS STORM.
ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION REMAINS ON COMPOSITE RADARS.
THEREFORE...EXPECT MORE SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY AS THE UPPER
TROUGH REMAINS OVERHEAD. THE MOUNTAINS WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS.
THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN LAST NIGHTS RAINFALL.
NEVERTHELESS...VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE REQUIRED TO
PRODUCE NEW FLOODING. THEREFORE...WE WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCHES
UP FOR THE REST OF TODAY.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR MEZ007>009-012>014-
018>028.
NH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NHZ001>010-013-014.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ150>154.
&&
SYNOPSIS...POHL
NEAR TERM...POHL
SHORT TERM...POHL
LONG TERM...MARINE
AVIATION...POHL/MARINE
MARINE...POHL/MARINE
HYDROLOGY...CANNONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 315 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>021-023-024-NHZ001>010-013-014-080715- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-COASTAL YORK- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 315 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ022-025>028-080715- INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 315 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>154-080715- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 315 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain and snowmelt resulted in minor flooding on the Kennebec River at Skowhegan (flood stage 35,000 cfs) which crested at 43488 cfs.
Heavy rain and snowmelt resulted in minor flooding on the Kennebec River at North Sidney (flood stage 17.0 ft.) which crested at 17.8 ft.
Heavy rain and snowmelt caused minor flooding on the Kennebec River at Augusta (flood stage 12.0 ft.) which crested at 14.4 ft.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, April 2009
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: 167599, 167596, 167598.