|Fortunately winds were relatively light, with relatively modest seas along the coast. 61 feet.
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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.
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
The highest astronomical tides of the month (11.8 feet in Portland Harbor) combined with a weak, but developing, area of low pressure (1000 mb) near Cape Cod to produce coastal flooding in the region during the late evening hours of May 25th.|Fortunately winds were relatively light, with relatively modest seas along the coast. A storm surge of 0.87 feet in Portland Harbor brought the storm tide to 12.61 feet. This resulted in minor coastal flooding along the wharfs and adjacent side streets in Portland. Granite Point and Biddeford Pool Roads were covered in water in Biddeford, and flooding occurred in a parking lot at the City Landing in Belfast. Minor erosion and splash-over occurred along the beach roads in Kennebunk, Wells and York. Additional flooding may have occurred along the coast, however due to the late night timing of the storm tide, little was observed.
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 25, 11:03 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-270230- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ012>014-NHZ005-270230- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ018>022-NHZ006>010-013-270230- INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ007>009-NHZ001>004-270230- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-270230- 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- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 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...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 904 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ007-NHZ001>003-260700- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON 904 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO A VERY LATE SEASON SNOW... LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MEANDER AROUND JUST OFF THE MAINE COAST. OCCASIONAL PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO WRAP BACK WESTWARD AROUND THE LOW AND INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE IS RESULTING IN LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN OXFORD COUNTY MAINE. SNOW LEVELS MAY OCCASIONALLY LOWER TO 800 FEET OR SO OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...ABOVE THAT IS MAINLY WHERE WE EXPECT MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...PERHAPS UP TO 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AS WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. MLE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1115 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ012-NHZ004>009-260700- SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 1115 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... POCKETS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM. WHILE THERE MAY BE LITTLE ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH ACCUMULATION TO TO START TO BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...GIVEN PLENTY OF LEAVES ON THE TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. SOME ACCUMULATION...UP TO AN INCH...IS POSSIBLE ON THE GROUND AND ROADS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 1000 FEET. MJC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
High astronomical tides combined with moderate seas and developing low pressure to produce coastal flooding in Belfast. Flooding occurred at the City Landing in Belfast.
High astronomical tides combined with moderate seas and developing low pressure to produce coastal flooding in Portland. Flooding occurred along the wharfs and adjacent side streets in Portland.
High astronomical tides combined with moderate seas and developing low pressure to produce coastal flooding in the Saco and York areas of coastal York County. Minor erosion and splash-over occurred along the beach roads in Kennebunk, Wells, and York. Granite Point and Biddeford Pool Roads were covered in water in Biddeford.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, May 2013
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: 454821, 454823, 454824.