Video footage captured on Saturday shows a layer of ice on the Aroostook River in Caribou, Maine breaking away and floating downstream.
This drone footage, which was filmed by eyewitness Paul Wolfe, shows a view of the ice jam from above.
The Aroostook River freezes every winter and the start of spring is marked by the breakup of the ice.
Despite the excitement for spring, officials are on guard in case of flooding.
Members of the Aroostook Emergency Management Agency recently met with officials in flood-prone municipalities and representatives of the National Weather Service to discuss this spring’s flooding outlook and prepare for responding to any potential flooding.
According to the NWS, in much of Aroostook County, the level of water in the snow is currently between 8 inches and 11 inches, Fiddlehead Focus reported.
Video footage captured on Saturday shows a layer of ice on the Aroostook River in Caribou, Maine breaking away and floating downstream
This drone footage, which was filmed by eyewitness Paul Wolfe, shows a view of the ice jam from above
‘We’re cautiously optimistic that if the weather patterns work in our favor, we should not have an extremely eventful ice out season,’ Darren Woods, director of the Aroostook County EMA said.
‘All of that is really going to depend on the weather pattern. We’re hoping for warm thawing days, and nice cold freezing nights, for a slow progression of melting away the ice and snow without overwhelming rivers, streams and rainwater systems,’ Woods said.
‘We always hope we’re not going to have a very wet spring. Ten years ago 13 communities flooded in the county. A big factor in that was rainfall.’
The Aroostook River freezes every winter and the start of spring is marked by the breakup of the ice
Despite the excitement for spring, officials are on guard in case of flooding