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A flood watch is in effect for communities throughout Maine and New Hampshire beginning Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. and lasting through Thursday night, March 7, 2024 due to coming rainfall.
The 2024 Portland flood was caused by heavy rainfall, an astronomical high tide, and high winds in Portland, Maine. It occurred, across coastal central Maine , on January 13, 2024, [ 1 ] causing severe flooding, especially in Portland's Old Port district and around Back Cove . [ 2 ]
Jul. 15—A flood watch has been issued for all of Maine on Sunday with periods of torrential rainfall potentially leading to flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Gray is predicting 2 ...
Residents in the southern and eastern United States are recovering after a slow-moving storm caused flooding from Louisiana to Maine and dropped more than a dozen tornadoes across the South. NWS ...
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Flooding impacted a shopping plaza, damaging businesses and prompting 25 people to be rescued from floodwaters. [39] The West River overflowed, forcing a road to close after the roadway was under 4 feet (1.2 m) of water. [40] Flooding also occurred in Cumberland, and North Providence. [40] Floods caused delays on the Providence/Stoughton Line. [3]
A 2023 report from Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission identifies more than 3,500 properties in Wells, Kennebunk, and York with a combined value of $645 million that are at risk of flooding from the expected 1.6 foot increase in sea level rise over the next 30 years. [11]
Portions of the state also was impacted by flooding on the same day, especially in Northampton County, where severe flash floods occurred and flood damages totaled at $7.55 million. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] [ 173 ] Overall, on all three days, severe weather damages, including some caused by floods, totaled $10.184 million and caused seven fatalities and ...