92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$11.3M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Oxford County, Maine: 92 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #201 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Oxford County, Maine: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Oxford County is the 2020s, when 46 of the county's 92 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Oxford County archive, flash flood makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #201 for this hazard and #1 within Maine, putting it in the 93.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Oxford County with 27 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | UPTON | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | EAST BETHEL | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | ABBOTS MILL | 0 | $50K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | BETHEL DYKE FLD ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | ANDOVER | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | BRYON | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | SWAN CORNER | 0 | $700K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | NEWRY | 0 | $150K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | MILTON | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | GILEAD | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Oxford County
- Thunderstorm Wind 254
- Hail 107
- Flood 73
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Considerable flash flooding occurred in Andover on the morning of the 26th after 3 and 6 inches of rain fell along the south facing slopes of the Wyman Mountain. Abbott Brook was redirected and severely impacted Wyman Hill Road and personal property along it. At one stretch along Wyman Hill Rd, Abbott Brook was diverted and is running directly down the middle of the road. More than a dozen residents were impacted, leaving people without road access. The main bridge at Wyman Hill Rd and Cross Rd was washed out. There was also one water rescue in Andover as a vehicle got stuck in the flood waters. The runoff caused the Ellis River to climb above flood stage cresting at 17.29 feet.||Additional roads in Andover that sustained washouts were East B Hill Road and South Arm Road. The major thruway of Route 120 was closed from Route 5 to Roxbury Pond Road due to flooding out of the Ellis River.
Major flooding of the Sunday River occurred on the 18th after an estimated 7 to 9 inches of rain and snowmelt ran off into the river. The resultant flow was estimated to be over a 0.2% recurrence interval with flows between 10 and 12 kcfs. The most severe damages were in the Sunday River resort region where a landslide caused damage to a recreational building and several roads were washout out. The flooding continued downstream to Bethel where a Route 2 bridge was flooded and access in and out of the region was cut off for days. Homes were flooded on Sunday River Road including several townhomes off Cherry Lane. Sunday River flooded a bridge and numerous other spots on Vista Road, Roderick Road, Bear River Road, and Sunday River Road, in Newry. Several roads were deemed inaccessible including Summit Road which was completely washout out with the loss of a large metal culvert. Bear River, a tributary to Sunday River also came out of its banks, washing away multiple parked vehicles, in Newry. Multiple water rescue was conducted for occupants of vehicles in flood waters on Vista Road.
Flash flooding occurred in Bryon on the morning of the 26th after 3 and 5 inches of rain fell along the south facing slopes of the Wyman Mountain. Garland Pond Road, Dingle Hill Road, #6 Road to Weld, Buckfield Hill Road, Lohnes Farm Road and Route 17 all sustained damage. Garland Pond Road, Dingle HIll Road and #6 Roads were not passable for more than 24 hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Oxford County, Maine?
92 flash flood events are recorded in Oxford County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Oxford County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Oxford County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Oxford County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Oxford County, Maine.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maine/oxford-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.