Heavy Rain in Maine

Events

37

Deaths

0

Injuries

4

Damage

$35,000

• Flooding and High Wind in Maine, October 29 to 31, 2012$281,000 · 76 kt wind · 16 eventsOn Monday, October 29th, Hurricane Sandy (and its remnants) tracked northwest from well off the North Carolina coast to southeastern Pennsylvania, making landfall near the southern tip of New Jersey.
• Heavy Rain in Maine, January 19 to 20, 19964 injured · 1 eventTorrential rainfall washed out the bedding under a section of railroad track near Frenchville, causing a derailment. Four crewmen received minor injuries as two locomotives and 5 cars went down an embankment.
• Heavy Rain in Maine, September 10 to 11, 199917 eventsHeavy rains developed over the entire state as a southeast flow of tropical moisture developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 1/2 inches statewide with less than an inch in the downeast area.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 13, 200817 eventsSnow developed across the region during the morning of the 13th in advance of approaching low pressure. The snow transitioned to a wintry mix across central portions of the region during the afternoon of the 13th.
• Heavy Rain in Maine, April 16, 199610 eventsA low pressure center that developed near Wilmington, Delaware and tracked north-northeastward along the Connecticut River Valley in western New England brought strong south to southeast flow to the state.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, March 8 to 9, 200810 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast across Maine overnight on the 8th through the morning of the 9th brought heavy snow...sleet and freezing rain to northern and central areas. Across Downeast areas...mixed precipitation quickly transitioned to heavy rain.
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in Maine, July 4 to 5, 201453 kt wind · 8 eventsThe post tropical remnants of what had once been Hurricane Arthur brought high winds and heavy rain to eastern Maine. The strongest winds occurred through the morning hours of the 5th across Washington and Hancock counties.
• Heavy Rain in Maine, July 4, 1996$5,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains (more than 3 inches) dislodged and uncompleted roof repair project and sent torrents of water cascading through a high school building, causing thousands of dollars in damages.

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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.