Maine, 2009

Coastal Flood in Maine, June 21 to 22, 2009

June 21 to 22, 2009 · NWS GYX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A northeaster intensified 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Winds and seas combined with astronomical high tides to produce minor splash-over and coastal flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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 northeaster intensified 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Winds and seas combined with astronomical high tides to produce minor splash-over and coastal flooding. Commercial street was flooded in Portland and water inundated Riverside drive in Saco.

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Event by event

2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Cumberland

When
June 21, 9:18 PM EST to June 22, 10:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
Property damage
$13,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds and astronomically high tides combined to produce minor coastal flooding in Portland.

Coastal Flood, Coastal York

When
June 21, 9:18 PM EST to June 22, 10:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal York forecast zone
Property damage
$13,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds and astronomically high tides resulted in minor coast flooding in Saco.

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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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: 184695, 184699.