Grocery store items, such as raw chicken and milk cartons, are seen Thursday under a bridge after the flooding of Maine Avenue in Gardiner. The Hannaford supermarket, at 40 Maine Ave., was severely flooded by Kennebec River waters. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

A destroyed kiosk, shown Thursday at Mill Island Park in Fairfield, was struck by the recent storm that flooded the nearby Kennebec River. A fallen tree was next to the rubble. Other trees were also down in the park. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Electrical material, lights, fire alarm panels and 80,000-square-feet of hardwood were destroyed when flood water took over storage trailers, left, at the former Maine Spinning Mill building at 7 Island Ave. in Skowhegan, as seen on Wednesday. The building is part of a renovation project on the edge of downtown Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Receding flood waters roll over sediment as equipment clears logs and debris from the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center, shown at the top, along Water Street in Waterville. The parking lot flooded Tuesday, submerging numerous cars and forcing an evacuation of the building’s residents and businesses. Eight crew members from LPI used dump trucks, a skid loader, front end loader and shovels to clear the lot. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A woman watches from Water Street as the Kennebec River floods Tuesday in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Onlookers pass debris Wednesday that damaged a picnic shelter when the Kennebec River, in background, flooded Fort Halifax Park in Winslow the prior day. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A bicyclist passes logs and other debris Wednesday that swept into the picnic area at Fort Halifax Park during a flood of the Kennebec River, shown in the background in Winslow, the prior day. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Onlookers pass debris Wednesday that damaged a picnic shelter when the Kennebec River, in background, flooded Fort Halifax Park in Winslow the prior day. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Brian LeClair of LPI shovels dirt and sediment Wednesday after Kennebec River flood waters receded from the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center, along Water Street in Waterville. The parking lot flooded Tuesday, submerging numerous cars and forcing an evacuation of the building’s residents and businesses. Eight crew members from LPI used dump trucks, a skid loader, front-end loader and shovels to clear the lot. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Kennebec River flood waters recede Wednesday as a skid loader clears logs and debris from the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center along Water Street in Waterville. The parking lot flooded Tuesday, submerging numerous cars and forcing an evacuation of the building’s residents and businesses. Eight crew members from LPI used dump trucks, a skid loader, front-end loader and shovels to clear the lot. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

People observe a swollen Kennebec River in Gardiner on Tuesday, Emily Duggan/Kennebec Journal

At the Riverwalk at Head of Falls in Waterville on Tuesday morning, many onlookers came to take photos and video of the raging Kennebec River as its waves nearly reached the Two Cent walking bridge, which was closed. They watched as large logs, trees and home debris washed downstream. Scott Monroe/Morning Sentinel

A flooded Kennebec River submerges parts of Front Street and Waterfront Park in Augusta on Tuesday. Aryan Rai/Kennebec Journal

High flows on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, seen Tuesday, prompt police to close the Margaret Chase Smith bridges, which carry traffic over the downtown island. Jake Freudberg/Morning Sentinel

The town center of Hallowell is unreachable Tuesday afternoon, with both sides of Route 201 closed and cars coming from Gardiner being directed to turn around. Emily Duggan/Kennebec Journal

Floodwaters submerge Mill Park in Augusta on Tuesday. Courtesy of Dave Dostie

A swollen Kennebec River on Tuesday climbs up buildings on the back side of Water Street in Augusta. Waters rose to more than 30 feet and reached a flow of 144,000 cubic feet per second in parts of the river between Augusta and Waterville, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The river is considered to be flooding once the depth reaches 17 feet and the water moves at 35,000 cubic feet per second. Courtesy of Dave Dostie

The Kennebec River floods the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street in Waterville on Tuesday morning, a day after a storm dumped several inches of rain on the region. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The Kennebec River floods the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street in Waterville on Tuesday morning, a day after a storm dumped several inches of rain on the region. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The Kennebec River floods the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street in Waterville on Tuesday morning, a day after a storm dumped several inches of rain on the region. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

People pass the Hathaway Creative Center as the Kennebec River floods the parking lot off Water Street in Waterville on Tuesday. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The Kennebec River on Tuesday floods the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

People observe Gardiner’s Waterfront flooding Tuesday. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

A woman looks out Tuesday at the flooding of Gardiner’s Maine Avenue in the aftermath of Monday’s storm. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

A woman looks out Tuesday at the flooding of Gardiner’s Maine Avenue in the aftermath of Monday’s storm. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Dylan Koza carries work equipment Tuesday as he evacuates his apartment at the Hathaway Creative Center, seen in the background, on Water Street in Waterville. Koza and his significant other, Olivia Koza, lost both their cars when the Kennebec River flooded the parking lot of their building. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Phil Keegan of Waterville holds dogs, Maggie and Gunner, while watching as the Kennebec River floods the parking lot of the Hathaway Creative Center. With Keegan are family friends, Ollie Canard, 5, right, and his brother Theo Canard, 2, from Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Dylan Koza carries work equipment as he evacuates the apartment he shares with Olivia Koza, left, Tuesday at the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville. Dylan Koza said both of their cars were lost when the Kennebec River flooded the parking lot of their building, shown behind them. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Waterville firefighters and others evacuate a disabled person Tuesday from an apartment at the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street in Waterville. A firefighter says the individual was carried down stairs after the elevators were inoperable in a power outage when the Kennebec River flooded the parking lot of their building. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A man runs to the back of the Hathaway Creative Center where people are being evacuated Tuesday from their apartments in the building on Water Street in Waterville. Numerous cars were lost when the parking lot of the building was flooded by the Kennebec River. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

State Route 27 is closed Tuesday due to flooding of the Kennebec River in Randolph. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

A person takes a photo Tuesday of the Kennebec River’s waves in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Workers stand at a road block Tuesday where access to the Two Cent Bridge, in background, is restricted due to flood waters from the Kennebec River in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Kennebec River flood waters swamp Bay Street and Bee’s Snack Bar, left, in Winslow on Tuesday. Officials closed the road to traffic. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Waterville Police Community Outreach Coordinator Todd Stevens, center, restricts access Tuesday to a person who stopped near the Two Cent Bridge, in background. The bridge was being threatened by flood waters from the Kennebec River at the Riverwalk at Head of Falls Park in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The flooded Kennebec River rages Tuesday beneath the Two Cent Bridge, pictured behind Kali Pullen, left, and Abdalla Elshafei, in Winslow. The Winslow pair, who were out of power, say they were out for a walk to “see what the storm did to the town.” Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

An onlooker Tuesday watches the Kennebec River flood waters that forced the closure of the Two Cent Bridge, left, in Winslow. The popular walking bridge connects Winslow to Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

An onlooker photographs the Kennebec River on Tuesday as it floods Fort Halifax Park in Winslow. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

People on Tuesday look over flood waters from the Kennebec River that overtook Canaan Road near the McDonald’s Restaurant in Winslow. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel