Flash Flood in Maine
Every flash flood event the National Weather Service has filed in Maine, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
The most significant on the map
The most significant flash flood episodes in Maine.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 451
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $65 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Maine, December 18 to 22, 2023Low pressure began organizing in the Gulf of Mexico on the 16th, setting record low sea level pressures as it traversed the Southeast through the 17th.
- Flash Flood in Maine, October 21 to 23, 1996A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 4 and 19 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period. Many homes and businesses were flooded. Many roads and bridges were washed out.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Maine, June 23 to 24, 2012Slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rain developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary beneath an upper trof during the afternoon and evening of the 23rd. A severe thunderstorm developed over Brownville during the late afternoon and evening with damaging winds.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, May 1 to 6, 2023A broad area of low pressure across the Great Lakes region stalled out well to the west of the region early on Sunday, April 30th.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Maine, December 23 to 24, 2022Beginning on December 22nd a powerful storm was developing over the Ohio River Valley. On December 23rd the center of the storm was deepening rapidly (974mb) as it lifted through the eastern Great Lakes.
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maine, January 13, 2024The second severe storm in a week’s time struck the northern New England coastline during the middle of January.
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 9 to 10, 2024A powerful storm tracked northeast through the Mid Mississippi River Valley on the 9th, rapidly deepening as it approached the southern Great Lakes.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maine, July 17, 2025Low pressure tracking across southern Quebec Province lifted a warm front across northern Maine during the 17th...with a cold front then approaching late.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, March 30 to 31, 1998Rapidly melting snow caused by record-breaking warmth combined with rainfall to cause flooding on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers and their tributaries. Many roads were closed due to the flooding.
- Flash Flood in Maine, October 20 to 23, 1996A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 8 and 19 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period. Many homes and businesses were flooded. Roads and bridges were washed out.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 29, 2023During the afternoon of June 29th, showers and thunderstorms developed across the western Maine Mountains and foothills.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Maine, October 31, 2021A rapidly developing area of low pressure tracked across the Southern New England coast and directly over Western Maine on the evening of October 30th and into the early morning hours of October 31st.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, September 7, 2008Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of Downeast Maine. The heaviest rains and most extensive flash flooding occurred across coastal portions of Hancock and Washington counties.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Maine, June 26, 2023Slow moving showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure moved across western Maine through the night of June 25th and into the morning of June 26th.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, July 11 to 12, 2007Heavy rain from a series of thunderstorms fell in steep terrain and caused flash flooding. Rainfall estimates from Doppler RADAR indicated that 6 to 8 inches of rain fell in 3 hours. The most damage occurred in Bethel where a reservoir on Chapman Brook was destroyed.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, August 28, 2011Tropical Storm Irene moving north through western New England produced very heavy rain across western Maine. Flash flooding in the northwestern part of the state resulted in over a million dollars in damages to roads and bridges in Oxford and Franklin Counties.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, October 10 to 11, 1998A moist southeast flow from the Atlantic developed ahead of an intensifying low pressure center off the mid-Atlantic coast on Friday, October 9 and caused heavy rain to spread over southern Maine during the day.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 22 to 26, 2000A weakening area of low pressure was located over the state of Michigan at 7 pm on the 21st as a secondary low developed over northern Virginia. Precipitation began falling in southwestern Maine during the late afternoon and evening of the 21st.
- Flash Flood in Maine, June 18, 1998Four and a half inches of rain in one hour caused extensive damage to roads in Industry.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, September 17 to 19, 1999A southeast flow of tropical moisture developed over Maine late Wednesday, September 15 as Hurricane Floyd moved slowly northeastward along the East Coast of the United States.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, August 13 to 14, 2014A warm and humid air mass combined with an approaching cold front to produce over 6 inches of rain in 2 to 4 hours causing tremendous flash flooding in eastern Cumberland County. Roads were washed out or flooded by several feet of water.
- Flash Flood in Maine, August 16, 2008Slow moving thunderstorms produced up to 5 inches of rain in 2 hours causing several portions of Routes 119 and 124 to be destroyed. One bridge and several culverts were also destroyed and numerous other roads washed out.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 27, 2009Slow moving thunderstorms moved through Oxford County in Maine dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain in 4 hours. This resulted in flash flooding on small rivers and streams in the towns of Rumford, Woodstock, Greenwood, Mexico, and Sumner.
- Flash Flood in Maine, October 21 to 22, 1996A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 1 and 7 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period.
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 13 to 15, 1998Three to nine inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period causing small rivers and streams to rise over their banks. Many roads were washed out and flooded. Some evacuations took place along small streams in portions of Franklin County.
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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 2026-09-24.