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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 ...
Only 1.3 percent of all homes and buildings in Maine are covered under the National Flood Insurance Program, a number that has declined by 25 to 30 percent since 2009, according to Peter Slovinsky ...
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 Thomas Brackett Reed House is a historic brick duplex house at 30–32 Deering Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1876, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its association with Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1889–1891 and 1895–1899). Reed owned and occupied ...
Independent sources reported one and five deaths resulting from the flood. [3] [4] Other damage included: [5] 2,100 homes flooded; 215 destroyed, 240 with major damage; 400 small businesses impacted; Roads and bridges destroyed or damaged; Fort Halifax (Maine) historic site in Winslow, Maine, washed away
The Deering Street Historic District is a historic district in the Downtown and Parkside neighborhoods of Portland, Maine.Encompassing all of Deering Street and much of State Street, as well as adjacent portions of Congress and Mellen Streets, it is a cohesive collection of high quality architect-designed buildings from the second half of the 19th century, that were originally predominantly ...
A multistate manhunt was underway Thursday for an Army reservist suspected of being the gunman behind the massacre in a Maine community that left 18 people dead.