Plymouth County, Massachusetts Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

Name: Newest storm events on record for Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Creator: County Hazards
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This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 441 storm events on record for Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

Aug 14 2025

The newest event on record is a thunderstorm wind event on 14 Aug 2025.

FEMA has 32 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3599 of 15 Sep 2023.

OpenFEMA has 10,959 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $153 million on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Since the last update: no change is on record for Plymouth County. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Plymouth County by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard	1950 to 2026	2000 to 2009	2010 to 2019	2020 to 2026	Newest event
Hail	82	34	15	17	14 Aug 2025
Tornado	10	0	1	1	8 Aug 2023
Flood	76	21	36	15	10 Jul 2025
Wind	197	48	57	60	14 Aug 2025
Winter	0	0	0	0	None on record
Other event types	76	Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events	441	128	130	99	14 Aug 2025

A hazard name opens the page of that hazard for the county. A hazard has a page from 10 events. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

A county count has the events that NCEI gives to the county. It also has the events of a forecast zone that has the name of the county. A zone with another name counts for the state only.

Rates of Plymouth County beside the total of the counties of Massachusetts and of the United States
Measure	Plymouth	All counties of Massachusetts	All counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 2026	67.0	125.6	49.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 2026	8.3	14.0	52.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025	122.3	93.5	185.3

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. The site gives a rate for each 10,000 residents only from 10,000 residents. Residents and area: Census Bureau, 2021.

Newest storm events on record

Aug 14 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At NORTHVILLE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NW of ROCKLAND

Jul 25 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles W of BISBEE CORNER. Damage estimate: $300

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SE of MIDDLEBORO. Damage estimate: $300

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of BISBEE CORNER. Damage estimate: $300

Jul 20 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of LIBERTY PLAIN. Damage estimate: $300

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of HANOVER CENTER

Jul 10 2025

Flash Flood

1 mile S of NORTH COHASSET

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of HINGHAM

Flash Flood

At STRAITS POND

Jul 3 2025

Thunderstorm Wind62 mph (54 knots, measured gust)

1 mile S of HOLLY WOODS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of WHITE IS SHRS. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

May 22 2025

Heavy Rain

2 miles SW of CEDARVILLE

Aug 26 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of MARION

Aug 15 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of SCOTLAND. Damage estimate: $200

Jun 26 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of HALIFAX BEACH. Damage estimate: $800

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of MONPONSETT. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of WEST DUXBURY. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of MILLBROOK. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of STANLEY. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

May 8 2024

Lightning

1 mile S of NORTHWEST DUXBURY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Jan 10 2024

Flood

1 mile SE of NORTH SCITUATE

Sep 10 2023

Flood

1 mile WNW of NORTH SCITUATE

Flash Flood

1 mile NNE of HANOVER CENTER. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Aug 18 2023

Flood

1 mile SE of PLYMOUTH

The 25 events above are the newest in the NCEI record. A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Download these events (CSV)

Storm events on record for Plymouth County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
1960s	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	3	11
1970s	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
1980s	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5
1990s	0	1	0	0	3	2	13	13	11	15	58
2000s	16	4	7	9	8	12	18	12	27	15	128
2010s	15	12	16	10	11	10	21	13	5	17	130
2020s	21	24	13	19	9	13	0 (part of the year)				99

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996. A count before 1996 has fewer event types.

FEMA disaster declarations

Sep 15 2023

FEMA has 32 disaster declarations on record for Plymouth County from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3599: HURRICANE LEE.

Disaster declarations that name Plymouth County (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
Declared	Number	Type	Incident type	Title in the FEMA record	Assistance
15 Sep 2023	EM-3599	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE LEE	Public
18 Apr 2022	DR-4651	Major disaster	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Public
27 Mar 2020	DR-4496	Major disaster	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	Individual, Public
13 Mar 2020	EM-3438	Emergency	Biological	COVID-19	Public
25 Jun 2018	DR-4372	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING	Public
13 Apr 2015	DR-4214	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	Public
19 Apr 2013	DR-4110	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	Public
19 Dec 2012	DR-4097	Major disaster	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY	Public
28 Oct 2012	EM-3350	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY	Public
3 Sep 2011	DR-4028	Major disaster	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IRENE	Public
26 Aug 2011	EM-3330	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE	Public
2 Sep 2010	EM-3315	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE EARL	Public
29 Mar 2010	DR-1895	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Individual, Public
16 May 2007	DR-1701	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING	Public
10 Nov 2005	DR-1614	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Individual
13 Sep 2005	EM-3252	Emergency	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	Public
17 Feb 2005	EM-3201	Emergency	Snowstorm	RECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOW	Public
15 Jan 2004	EM-3191	Emergency	Snowstorm	SNOW	Public
11 Mar 2003	EM-3175	Emergency	Snowstorm	SNOW	Public
10 Apr 2001	DR-1364	Major disaster	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Individual
23 Jun 1998	DR-1224	Major disaster	Flood	HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING	Individual
25 Oct 1996	DR-1142	Major disaster	Flood	EXTREME WEATHER CONDITONS AND FLOODING	Individual, Public
23 Oct 1996	EM-3119	Emergency	Flood	EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLOODING	Individual, Public
24 Jan 1996	DR-1090	Major disaster	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96	Public
16 Mar 1993	EM-3103	Emergency	Snowstorm	BLIZZARDS, HIGH WINDS & RECORD SNOWFALL	Public
21 Dec 1992	DR-975	Major disaster	Coastal Storm	WINTER COASTAL STORM	Individual, Public
4 Nov 1991	DR-920	Major disaster	Coastal Storm	COASTAL STORM	Individual, Public
26 Aug 1991	DR-914	Major disaster	Hurricane	HURRICANE BOB	Individual, Public
28 Oct 1985	DR-751	Major disaster	Hurricane	HURRICANE GLORIA	Public
10 Feb 1978	DR-546	Major disaster	Flood	COASTAL STORMS, FLOOD, ICE & SNOW	Individual, Public
28 Sep 1972	DR-357	Major disaster	Fishing Losses	TOXIC ALGAE IN COASTAL WATERS	Individual
6 Mar 1972	DR-325	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Individual, Public

DR is a major disaster declaration. EM is an emergency declaration. FM is a fire management assistance declaration. A declaration for the whole state is on the Massachusetts page. What a disaster declaration is

The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 10,959 NFIP claims on record for Plymouth County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $153,173,079 on 9,104 claims.

The county has 122.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 872 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 7,128 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Plymouth County by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1970s									976	419	1,395
1980s	18	36	152	115	138	19	25	683	7	15	1,208
1990s	14	3,227	1,115	53	30	8	115	98	59	10	4,729
2000s	22	335	18	255	13	298	133	146	11	10	1,241
2010s	595	20	47	532	47	270	17	14	731	7	2,280
2020s	4	39	14	8	31	7	3 (part of the year)				106

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 49 years

NFIP claims in Plymouth County by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of loss	Claims	Claims with a payment	Amount paid
2026	3	not shown	not shown
2025	7	not shown	not shown
2024	31	20	$248,514
2023	8	not shown	not shown
2022	14	10	$293,665
2021	39	23	$882,283
2020	4	not shown	not shown
2019	7	5	$75,333
2018	731	604	$21,646,569
2017	14	5	$45,907
2016	17	13	$144,065
2015	270	221	$6,238,930
2014	47	37	$629,135
2013	532	463	$11,645,338
2012	47	21	$269,488
2011	20	11	$102,879
2010	595	478	$8,596,952
2009	10	5	$21,758
2008	11	7	$34,706
2007	146	123	$2,016,889
2006	133	114	$898,228
2005	298	260	$3,070,639
2004	13	9	$35,193
2003	255	199	$2,093,906
2002	18	15	$130,031
2001	335	256	$2,160,888
2000	22	12	$54,280
1999	10	5	$8,369
1998	59	41	$118,989
1997	98	74	$851,700
1996	115	64	$298,151
1995	8	not shown	not shown
1994	30	11	$23,765
1993	53	33	$222,495
1992	1,115	940	$9,401,406
1991	3,227	2,944	$67,763,376
1990	14	not shown	not shown
1989	15	not shown	not shown
1988	7	not shown	not shown
1987	683	488	$2,706,933
1986	25	6	$9,544
1985	19	6	$8,870
1984	138	77	$215,810
1983	115	72	$135,199
1982	152	122	$226,596
1981	36	25	$37,716
1980	18	13	$21,909
1979	419	339	$653,013
1978	976	909	$8,817,912

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments. FEMA counts 1,162 multiple-loss properties in the county (2 Aug 2026). How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.
Note, the County Code field may not reflect the individual county the property is located as projects can be associated with more than one county

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating: Relatively Moderate
Risk Index score: 90.4 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating: Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss: $114 million
Social Vulnerability rating: Very Low
Community Resilience rating: Very High

National Risk Index of Plymouth County by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard type	Risk Index rating	Expected Annual Loss
Coastal flooding	Very High	$14,336,053
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$1,984,124
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$690,039
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$4,859,597
Hail	Very Low	$26,985
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$2,546,224
Hurricane	Relatively Moderate	$11,288,030
Ice storm	Relatively High	$689,835
Inland flooding	Relatively Moderate	$71,359,326
Landslide	Very Low	$3,966
Lightning	Relatively High	$1,647,997
Strong wind	Relatively High	$3,202,139
Tornado	Relatively Low	$1,541,407
Wildfire	Very Low	$77,516
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$59,742

The National Risk Index dataset leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.
The rating is a qualitative categorization that describes the community in comparison to all other communities at the same level, ranging from “Very Low” to “Very High.”
The National Risk Index data are meant for planning purposes only.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Data: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2025, v1.20), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The labels and the ratings are those of FEMA. Expected Annual Loss is a figure for a whole county. It is not a figure for a property. How to read the National Risk Index

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks

The HURDAT2 record of the National Hurricane Center has 66 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 5 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 40 tracks

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of Plymouth County (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm name	Year	Nearest point of the track	Highest wind within 100 miles
Elsa	2021	13 miles	58 mph
Henri	2021	70 miles	63 mph
Ida	2021	67 miles	46 mph
Wanda	2021	80 miles	69 mph
Andrea	2013	33 miles	46 mph
Hanna	2008	50 miles	52 mph
Barry	2007	29 miles	40 mph
Beryl	2006	58 miles	52 mph
Hermine	2004	35 miles	40 mph
Floyd	1999	70 miles	58 mph
Danny	1997	99 miles	58 mph
Bertha	1996	60 miles	69 mph
Josephine	1996	70 miles	52 mph
Bob	1991	53 miles	104 mph
Alberto	1988	96 miles	40 mph
Belle	1976	95 miles	40 mph
Carrie	1972	72 miles	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1967	92 miles	46 mph
Alma	1966	12 miles	46 mph
Alma	1962	97 miles	81 mph
Esther	1961	34 miles	86 mph
Brenda	1960	80 miles	46 mph
Donna	1960	61 miles	92 mph
Cindy	1959	20 miles	58 mph
Diane	1955	81 miles	46 mph
Carol	1954	80 miles	115 mph
Edna	1954	30 miles	109 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1952	67 miles	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1944	13 miles	98 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1944	89 miles	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	34 miles	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	85 miles	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	82 miles	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1924	79 miles	92 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	38 miles	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	71 miles	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	47 miles	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	54 miles	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1913	70 miles	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1908	51 miles	40 mph

A name is the storm name that the National Hurricane Center gave. The distance is from the centre line of the track. It does not show how far the wind, the rain or the surge of a storm went.

ZIP Codes, cities and towns of Plymouth County

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 17 more ZIP Codes have fewer than 5 claims and no page.

A city or town has no page of its own. This page is the record for the whole county, which has these places:

Abington
Bridgewater Town
Brockton
Carver
Cedar Crest
Duxbury
East Bridgewater
Green Harbor
Halifax
Hanover
Hanson
Hingham
Hull
Kingston
Lakeville
Marion
Marion Center
Marshfield
Marshfield Hills
Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett Center
Middleborough
Middleborough Center
North Lakeville
North Pembroke
North Plymouth
North Scituate
Norwell
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Onset
Pembroke
Plymouth
Plympton
Rochester
Rockland
Scituate
South Duxbury
The Pinehills
Wareham
Wareham Center
West Bridgewater
West Wareham
Weweantic
White Island Shores
Whitman

Official channels

FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
National Weather Service: Boston / Norton, MA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (opens in a new tab)The emergency management agency of the state.
NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Plymouth County, Massachusetts: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/ma/plymouth/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Where the data comes from

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026.
Disaster declarations: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, read on 1 Oct 2026.
NFIP claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Claims, as of 8 Sep 2026. Multiple-loss properties: 2 Aug 2026. Policies in force: 3 Aug 2026.
National Risk Index: FEMA, December 2025 release. Storm tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through the 2025 season.
Residents, area, places and adjacent counties: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage.

How the counts are made · Corrections · Hazards in all states: hail, tornado, flood, wind, winter

Questions

How many tornado events are on record for Plymouth County?: NCEI has 10 tornado events on record for Plymouth County from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 1 event has a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Plymouth County?: NCEI has 82 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 10 events have a hail size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.
Which month has the most storm events on record for Plymouth County?: July has 135 of the 441 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Plymouth County?: The county has 122.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 872 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 7,128 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.