A section of Route 237 in Gorham and Standish was closed Saturday evening because of flooding.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reported at 6 p.m. that Sebago Lake Road was closed between Barstow Road in Gorham and Chadbourne Road in Standish. The high water coincided with heavy rain across southern New Hampshire and Maine.
A dispatcher for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said the flooding did not result in any injuries, although one person drove around the barricades and then became stuck in the water. The driver needed to be rescued but was uninjured. The road was still closed as of 9:30 p.m.
Meteorologist Sarah Thunberg said the National Weather Service had heard about flooding in Gray and Limington, but the office was still gathering reports around 8 p.m. as the rain tapered off.
The weather service had a flood watch in place in parts of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Oxford, Sagadahoc and York counties until 11 p.m. Saturday. A flash flood warning was in place for North Windham, Steep Falls and Standish until 8 p.m. Lewiston, Auburn and Brunswick were under a flash flood warning until 11:30 p.m.
The wet evening should give way to a sunny morning.
“We should have a beautiful day tomorrow,” Thunberg said Saturday night.
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