Winter Storm Finn - Maine Storm Surge Summary

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary

National Weather Service Caribou ME

1112 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

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            ..REMARKS..

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    1 SSW Tremont           44.24N 68.36W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Lopaus Point Rd inundated with several feet

            of fast-moving water, as seen on video on

            social media.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    1 S Tremont             44.24N 68.35W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Dock house washed into the sea, as seen on

            videos on social media. Dock house was over

            100 years old.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    4 SSW Brooklin          44.21N 68.60W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Sunshine Causeway inundated with 1-2 feet of

            water.

0920 AM     Coastal Flood    2 SE Milbridge          44.52N 67.86W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Public

            Chipmans Wharf destroyed.

0920 AM     Coastal Flood    Milbridge               44.53N 67.88W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Public

            Wyman Rd by Rt 1 under a few feet of water.

1125 AM     Coastal Flood    Roque Bluffs            44.62N 67.48W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Emergency Mngr

            State Park in Roque Bluffs is underwater

            with the dune gone. Johnson Cove Rd is

            underwater leaving people stranded on the

            other side. Rip rap is on the road. Side of

            Schoppee Point road partially collapsed.

            Three telephone poles down.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    3 ENE Seal Harbor       44.32N 68.19W

01/12/2024                   Hancock            ME   Park/Forest Srvc

            Much of Ocean Path, a very popular trail in

            Acadia, destroyed.

0825 AM     Coastal Flood    3 NW Bar Harbor         44.42N 68.25W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Route 3 has water and debris on the road.

0843 AM     Coastal Flood    Seawall                 44.25N 68.30W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Trained Spotter

            Large rocks and water on Seawall Rd and is

            completely impassible.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    2 NE Stonington         44.18N 68.64W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Oceanville Causeway flooded to at least 3

            feet deep and possibly over 4 feet deep from

            surge waters moving from south to north over

            the causeway, carrying large chunks of marsh

            and other debris.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    1 SSW Seawall           44.24N 68.30W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Video shows an estimated 2-3 feet of water

            over Seawall Road with property damage and

            water beginning to inundate structures.

0918 AM     Coastal Flood    Machias                 44.72N 67.45W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   911 Call Center

            Updates previous coastal flood report from

            Machias. Dike in Machias is closed due to

            water overtopping the dike. Court St is

            flooded as a result.

0925 AM     Coastal Flood    Brewer                  44.80N 68.77W

01/10/2024                   Penobscot          ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Water coming over the banks behind the

            Seadog restaurant.

0930 AM     Coastal Flood    1 SSE Trenton           44.43N 68.37W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   911 Call Center

            Rt 3/Bar Harbor Road between Trenton and

            Mount Desert Island at least partially

            underwater with a lane closure.

0945 AM     Coastal Flood    1 NNE Swans Island      44.15N 68.45W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Broadcast Media

            Delayed report. Photo via social media

            showed a large section of a boat shop broke

            free and floating in the Swans Island

            harbor. Time estimated around High Tide.

0954 AM     Coastal Flood    Castine                 44.39N 68.80W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Boatyard under 5 to 10 feet of water with

            structures and vehicles inundated and

            sustaining damage.

1000 AM     Coastal Flood    Winter Harbor           44.39N 68.08W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Multiple structures inundated in downtown

            Winter Harbor.

1000 AM     Coastal Flood    4 WSW Sedgwick          44.29N 68.69W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Video shows approximately a foot of water

            over Little Deer Isle Rd at the southwestern

            end of the Deer Isle Bridge.

1000 AM     Coastal Flood    Orland                  44.57N 68.74W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Orland River out of its banks with

            inundation of a building near Castine Road.

            Flooding due to tidal surge up the river.

1013 AM     Coastal Flood    1 E Southwest Harbor    44.28N 68.31W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Public

            Delayed Report. Photo via social media

            showed 6-12 inches of flooding of the Clark

            Point Road point at the US Coast Guard

            Station.

1028 AM     Coastal Flood    Milbridge               44.54N 67.88W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Amateur Radio

            Corrects time of previous coastal flood

            report from Milbridge. Tidal flooding of the

            Narraguagus River in downtown Milbridge.

1030 AM     Coastal Flood    1 ENE Machias           44.72N 67.45W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            US-1 closed in Machias with at least a foot

            of water across the road. Photo shows

            vehicles and structures inundated.

1031 AM     Coastal Flood    5 S Milbridge           44.46N 67.88W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Amateur Radio

            Most piers destroyed in Pigeon Hill Bay.

1033 AM     Coastal Flood    1 WSW Seal Harbor       44.29N 68.26W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Trained Spotter

            Updates previous coastal flood report from 1

            WSW Seal Harbor. Rt 3/Peabody Rd completely

            washed out at Barley Beach/Little Long Pond.

1047 AM     Coastal Flood    1 SSE Addison           44.60N 67.74W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Emergency Mngr

            East Side Rd underwater.

1048 AM     Coastal Flood    Brewer                  44.79N 68.77W

01/10/2024                   Penobscot          ME   Public

            Delayed Report. Brewer waterfront park

            walking path inundated at the time of high

            tide.

1048 AM     Coastal Flood    1 NNW Milbridge         44.55N 67.89W

01/10/2024                   Washington         ME   Emergency Mngr

            Kansas Rd in Milbridge underwater.

1100 AM     Coastal Flood    Bangor                  44.80N 68.77W

01/10/2024                   Penobscot          ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Maine Judicial Center parking lot flooded

            due to upriver surge. Time estimated.

1100 AM     Coastal Flood    Bangor                  44.80N 68.77W

01/10/2024                   Penobscot          ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Parking garage flooding due to upriver

            surge. Propane tanks and dumpsters floated.

            Time estimated.

0120 PM     Coastal Flood    4 SSE Winter Harbor     44.34N 68.05W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Other Federal

            Big boulder on Schoodic Loop Rd with

            significant damage to the road. Lots of rip

            rap on the surface.

0300 PM     Coastal Flood    1 SSW Seawall           44.24N 68.30W

01/10/2024                   Hancock            ME   Trained Spotter

            Seawall Rd remains flooded with extensive

            damage to the road and subsurface.

0900 AM     Coastal Flood    3 SW Sorrento           44.47N 68.23W

01/10/2024                   ANZ052             ME   Trained Spotter

            Hancock Point pier washed out at high tide.

0905 AM     Coastal Flood    4 S East Surry          44.44N 68.47W

01/10/2024                   ANZ052             ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Road closed due to multiple trees and power

            lines down and surge overtopping road with

            small rocks.

0910 AM     Coastal Flood    4 WSW Sedgwick          44.28N 68.68W

01/10/2024                   ANZ052             ME   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Deer Isle Causeway closed due to water

            overtopping the causeway. Video from Deer

            Isle Fire Dept social media.