County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Cumberland County, Maine Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

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 602 storm events on record for Cumberland County, Maine, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a thunderstorm wind event on 6 Sep 2025.

FEMA has 39 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4785 of 24 May 2024.

OpenFEMA has 504 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $5.5 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 .

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 . 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 . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

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

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Cumberland County by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail14754507
Tornado13251
Flood70162423
Wind3206314053
Winter0000None on record
Other event types52Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events60216522384

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 Cumberland County beside the total of the counties of Maine and of the United States
MeasureCumberlandAll counties of MaineAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202672.023.549.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202619.752.852.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 202584.1195.6185.3

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

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NW of BRIDGTON

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of FALMOUTH. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of HIGHLAND LAKE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NNE of SMITHS MILLS. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of FALMOUTH

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of SOUTH WINDHAM. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At NAPLES

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of POND COVE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of SOUTH PORTLAND

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of SCARBOROUGH. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of CUMBERLAND MILLS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of WEST SCARBOROUGH

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of WEST BRIDGTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of COOKS CORNER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of NORTH DEERING

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At SOUTH WINDHAM

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of CUMBERLAND MILLS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of NEWHALL

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of WINDHAM CENTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of NEWHALL

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At BRIDGTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of NORTH WINDHAM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of BRIDGTON

Flash Flood

2 miles ESE of FOSTERS CORNER

Flood

1 mile W of DOG CORNER

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 Cumberland County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00010101003
1960s01132001008
1970s111050041215
1980s11072311144245
1990s91415541013759
2000s1212846929165514165
2010s2029142025254018284223
2020s187161221100 (part of the year)84

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

FEMA has 39 disaster declarations on record for Cumberland County from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4785: SEVERE WINTER STORM.

Disaster declarations that name Cumberland County (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
DR-4785Major disasterWinter StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
DR-4764Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3598EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE LEEPublic
DR-4522Major disasterBiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMICIndividual, Public
EM-3444EmergencyBiologicalCOVID-19Public
DR-4354Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGPublic
DR-4208Major disasterSnowstormSEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODINGPublic
DR-4108Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODINGPublic
DR-1891Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
DR-1815Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODINGPublic
EM-3298EmergencySevere StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
DR-1788Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOESPublic
DR-1693Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3256EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONPublic
EM-3210EmergencySnowstormRECORD SNOWPublic
EM-3209EmergencySnowstormSNOWPublic
EM-3206EmergencySnowstormRECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOWPublic
EM-3205EmergencySnowstormRECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOWPublic
EM-3190EmergencySnowstormSNOWPublic
DR-1468Major disasterFreezingSEVERE WINTER COLD AND FROSTPublic
EM-3164EmergencySnowstormSNOWPublic
DR-1308Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONSPublic
DR-1263Major disasterSevere StormME - FLOODING 10/16/98Public
DR-1198Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE ICE STORMS, RAINS AND HIGH WINDSIndividual, Public
DR-1143Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3121EmergencySevere StormSEVERE STORM,HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING, HIGH WINDSIndividual, Public
DR-1114Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, FLOODINGPublic
DR-988Major disasterFloodHEAVY RAIN, SNOWMELT, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGPublic
EM-3099EmergencySnowstormBLIZZARDS, SEVERE WINDS & SNOWFALL, COASTAL STORMPublic
DR-940Major disasterFloodHEAVY RAINS, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGPublic
DR-921Major disasterCoastal StormCOASTAL STORMIndividual, Public
DR-915Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE BOB & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-830Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGPublic
DR-788Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3082EmergencyFishing LossesRED TIDE-TOXIC ALGAEIndividual
DR-550Major disasterFloodHIGH WINDS, TIDAL SURGE & COASTAL FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-356Major disasterFishing LossesTOXIC ALGAE IN COASTAL WATERSIndividual
DR-326Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-284Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGIndividual, 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 Maine 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 . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 504 NFIP claims on record for Cumberland County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $5,494,383 on 301 claims.

The county has 84.1 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 111 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 1,320 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Cumberland County by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s50858
1980s42048042101154
1990s13451822489154147
2000s21410104683598
2010s12215142028147
2020s20938510 (part of the year)100

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

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 42 years
NFIP claims in Cumberland County by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20251not shownnot shown
20248553$2,228,231
20233not shownnot shown
202296$115,581
20202not shownnot shown
20191not shownnot shown
201886$19,067
20172not shownnot shown
20152not shownnot shown
20144not shownnot shown
20131not shownnot shown
2012156$32,190
20112not shownnot shown
2010129$37,839
20095not shownnot shown
20083not shownnot shown
20076850$1,205,259
20064not shownnot shown
200510not shownnot shown
20031not shownnot shown
20024not shownnot shown
20011not shownnot shown
20002not shownnot shown
19994not shownnot shown
1998157$40,949
19979not shownnot shown
19964831$833,938
19952not shownnot shown
19942not shownnot shown
199386$15,756
19921not shownnot shown
19914531$359,344
1990135$11,605
1989115$54,506
19872115$137,326
19864not shownnot shown
19848not shownnot shown
19834not shownnot shown
19812not shownnot shown
19804not shownnot shown
19798not shownnot shown
19785038$177,878

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 20 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 . 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 . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating
Relatively Low
Risk Index score
77.0 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
$69 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Very Low
Community Resilience rating
Very High
National Risk Index of Cumberland County by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
AvalancheVery Low$4
Coastal floodingRelatively Moderate$3,701,529
Cold waveRelatively Low$2,696,286
DroughtRelatively Low$136,290
EarthquakeRelatively Low$3,411,696
HailRelatively Moderate$1,352,453
Heat waveRelatively Low$1,046,663
HurricaneRelatively Moderate$16,027,888
Ice stormVery High$5,741,960
Inland floodingRelatively Low$26,887,662
LandslideRelatively Low$6,300
LightningRelatively High$1,750,284
Strong windRelatively Moderate$2,240,134
TornadoVery Low$702,959
WildfireVery Low$45,429
Winter weatherVery High$3,420,446

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 .

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 35 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 1 of them was within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 35 tracks
Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of Cumberland County (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Andrea201397 miles46 mph
Irene201192 miles52 mph
Floyd199938 miles52 mph
Bertha199669 miles63 mph
Bob199136 miles69 mph
David197984 miles52 mph
Doria197173 miles52 mph
Heidi197182 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm196899 miles52 mph
Esther196121 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm196123 miles69 mph
Brenda196081 miles46 mph
Donna196082 miles69 mph
Carol195473 miles92 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195296 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194495 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193434 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm192387 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm191665 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm191656 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm19082 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189968 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189738 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189613 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189469 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189339 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm188993 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm188860 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm188891 miles69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm188070 miles69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm187883 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm187438 miles69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm186980 miles92 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm186914 miles104 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm186121 miles58 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 Cumberland County

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 14 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:

  • Baldwin
  • Bridgton
  • Brunswick
  • Cape Elizabeth
  • Casco
  • Chebeague Island
  • Cousins Island
  • Cumberland
  • Cumberland Center
  • Dunstan
  • Falmouth
  • Falmouth Foreside
  • Freeport
  • Frye Island
  • Gorham
  • Gray
  • Harpswell
  • Harrison
  • Little Falls
  • Littlejohn Island
  • Long Island
  • Naples
  • New Gloucester
  • North Windham
  • North Yarmouth
  • Oak Hill
  • Portland
  • Pownal
  • Raymond
  • Scarborough
  • Sebago
  • South Portland
  • South Windham
  • Standish
  • Steep Falls
  • Westbrook
  • Windham
  • Yarmouth

Official channels

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

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Cumberland County, Maine: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/me/cumberland/. 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 .

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 Cumberland County?
NCEI has 13 tornado events on record for Cumberland County from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. No event has a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Cumberland County?
NCEI has 147 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 11 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 Cumberland County?
July has 217 of the 602 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Cumberland County?
The county has 84.1 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 111 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 1,320 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.