Omega Block Weather Pattern Could Bring Floods to Maine This Week

I've talked about this before, but here's a little reminder just so you all remember just how unequivocally cool I am. When I was a kid and the movie Twister came out, I was obsessed with weather.

So obsessed in fact, that I (for a long time) wanted to become a meteorologist and track weather patterns. My parents got me one of those flip-up style notebooks to carry around on my bicycle so I could 'take notes' about my weather observations in the neighborhood.

When we would get rain storms, I would jump on my bike and 'chase' the storm just like Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and their teams did back in 1996. To my dismay, none of those storms ever produced a twister, however in hindsight, that's probably for the best.

One of the cool things about my multi-year obsession with all things weather, is that I learned a TON about it. Seriously, I couldn't retain anything from my math class at school, but whatever I read about weather it stuck right in my brain. Weird, eh?

Any who, let's dive into this omega block weather pattern you've probably been hearing about. It actually gets its name because it actually resembles the Greek letter omega.

An omega block is one of those quirky weather patterns where a big ol’ high-pressure system gets sandwiched between two low-pressure systems with one on each side. When you look at it on a weather map, it actually forms the shape of the Greek letter omega (Ω), which is where it gets its name.

Basically what I'm saying is that it locks the weather in place for a while, so whatever you're getting whether it be rain, heat or sunshine, it tends to stick around for the duration of the pattern.

According to an article from the Kennebec Journal, Maine is going to be in this omega block weather pattern for the next couple of days. What this means for us is that we're going to be 'trapped' in a rainy weather pattern for a bit.

The newspaper goes on to explain that this could potentially lead to some flooding around the state as large downpours are expected from Tuesday into early Thursday. The largest risk of potential flooding is expected in southwestern Maine.

Basically what I'm saying is, grab an umbrella ella ella eh.