Flooding

The Augusta Police has released an update on Kennebec River flooding and Front Street, downtown.

Have you ever seen an icecutter at work? This is what it looks like when the Coast Guard uses boats to break up river ice here in Maine.

This video does a great job of showing the true extent of the Kennebec Flooding.

Take a look at these pictures of Augusta's Front Street under water

The winter storm we are experiencing in Maine and the northeast is called ‘Goliath’. The name comes from the fact that 11 states are under winter storm warnings from north Texas all the way through the Northeast.

There is a flood warning for the Kennebec River at Skowhegan, at North Sidney and at Augusta until 3 a.m. on Thursday. The river is expected to crest at or just above flood stage this morning and start to fall below flood stage this evening.

Flood warning are in effect in most of Maine. The Kennebec River in Augusta is above flood stage and parts of Waterfront Park in Augusta are under water.

The flood watches and warnings are in effect throughout the state of Maine and last night flooding claimed the life of a northern Maine man. According to the Maine Warden Service, Paul Oliver, 74, of Caswell in northern Aroostook county, died from drowning in flood waters.

With warm weather and heavy rain in the forecast, experts are predicting flooding along the Kennebec River on Wednesday into Thursday.