 If the problem wasn't snow and wind, it was water. Record high tides hit the northeast, flooding some homes in Maine and New Hampshire. As winds and waves hit the Pimaquit Point Lighthouse near Portland, Maine, fishing vessels ran aground. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued its crew on Saturday, according to reports from Wigme. The coastal northeast was pounded by 1-2 inches of rain in the morning, and a storm surge amplified what was already the mince highest tide. National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Sempas said. In Portland, Maine, a gauge recorded a 14.57-foot difference between high and average low tide, topping a prior record of 4.3 meters set in 1978.