Maine storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 4,340 storm event reports in Maine, with property damage estimates totalling $205 million. That is the 40th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Winter weather was reported most often (2,064 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($202 million). FEMA has issued 30 major disaster declarations for Maine since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 3 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 0 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in Maine, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$30.0 million
Coastal Flood, Coastal York, 2024. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits Maine: reports and damage by type
- Winter weather 2,064
- Damaging wind 1,102
- Flood 514
- Hail 194
- Hurricane and tropical storm 34
- Tornado 11
- Lightning 5
- Flood $202M
- Hail $1.2M
- Damaging wind $836K
- Lightning $50K
- Hurricane and tropical storm $40K
- Tornado $4K
Federal disasters in Maine
FEMA has recorded 30 major disaster declarations, 14 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations for Maine since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Winter Storm (winter storm), declared May 24, 2024.
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- Severe Storm 18
- Flood 5
- Coastal Storm 2
- Winter Storm 1
- Biological 1
- Snowstorm 1
- Hurricane 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in Maine
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Maine since 2006.
homeowners registered, across 7 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How Maine ranks
| Measure | Maine | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 4,340 | 40th | 309 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $205 million | 40th | $146 per resident |
| Hail reports | 194 | 40th | 3 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 11 | 45th | 0 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 30 | 25th | 14 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $18.5 million | 44th | 67,132 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Maine storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/maine/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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