Flood of Maine 1987
A catastrophe struck maine in 1987!
Event Information
Flood of Maine April 1987
When?
Tuesday, Mar 31, 1987, 12:00 AM
Where?
Maine, United States
Causes
- Heavy rain melts already a large amount of snow
- Strong winds cause run off
- Several Rivers rise, flooding several areas of Maine
Effects
- $100 million in flood damages
- No deaths or injuries
- Many homes and businesses were destroyed
This is what the snow melting could've looked like.
This is what the heavy rainfall that lead up to the flood could have looked like.
This is a picture of the effects of the 1987 flood.
Maine's flood of '87