Flood events in Somerset County, Maine The flood events on record, by date and by year
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 114 flood events on record for Somerset County, Maine, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest flood event on record is on 17 Jul 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 52 flood events on record for the county.
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 .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
Newest flood events on record
Flash Flood
30 miles NNW of SABOOMOOK
Flash Flood
30 miles N of SABOOMOOK
Flash Flood
26 miles NNW of SABOOMOOK
Flood
1 mile E of SKOWHEGAN
Flood
At BINGHAM. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flood
At BINGHAM. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flood
8 miles N of LAKE MOXIE
Flash Flood
1 mile WNW of CARATUNK. Damage estimate: $350 thousand
Flash Flood
3 miles NNE of WYMAN DAM. Damage estimate: $200 thousand
Flood
At MADISON. Damage estimate: $230 thousand
Flood
14 miles W of THE FORKS. Damage estimate: $300 thousand
Flood
3 miles E of FAIRFIELD. Damage estimate: $10 million
Flood
3 miles NW of GREAT WORKS. Damage estimate: $5.0 million
Flood
2 miles W of WYMAN DAM
Flood
At NORTH NEW PORTLAND
Flood
1 mile E of STARKS
Flood
4 miles S of EAST NEW PORTLAND
Flash Flood
1 mile ENE of PLEASANT POND
Flash Flood
3 miles WSW of BRIGHTON
Flash Flood
At ROCKWOOD
Flash Flood
4 miles SSE of ROCKWOOD
Flash Flood
1 mile NW of LAKE PARLIN
Flash Flood
7 miles SW of LAKE PARLIN
Flash Flood
2 miles SW of BRASSUA
Flash Flood
1 mile ESE of NORTH FAIRFIELD
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Flood events by year
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 2010s | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 (part of the year) | 35 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan2 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar1 event
- Apr22 events
- May12 events
- Jun20 events
- Jul15 events
- Aug5 events
- Sep7 events
- Oct7 events
- Nov5 events
- Dec18 events
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Somerset | All counties of Maine | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events, 1996 to 2026 | 114 | 1,148 | 177,902 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 22.5 | 8.4 | 5.4 |
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. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More flood events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $215 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $59 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $370 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $343 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $114 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $330 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Gray - Portland, ME (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- 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.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Somerset County, Maine". https://countyhazards.com/county/me/somerset/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most flood events on record for Somerset County?
- April has 22 of the 114 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many flood events are on record for Maine?
- NCEI has 1,609 flood events on record for Maine from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Somerset County compare with the other counties of Maine?
- The counties of Maine have 3.7 flood events for each 100 square miles. Somerset County has 2.9.