County Hazards

Storm events on record through

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

Flood events on record for Somerset 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
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000020114
2000s310010749530
2010s384571492245
2020s60223130 (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

  1. Jan2 events
  2. Feb0 events
  3. Mar1 event
  4. Apr22 events
  5. May12 events
  6. Jun20 events
  7. Jul15 events
  8. Aug5 events
  9. Sep7 events
  10. Oct7 events
  11. Nov5 events
  12. Dec18 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Somerset County beside the total of the counties of Maine and of the United States
MeasureSomersetAll counties of MaineAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20261141,148177,902
Events for each 100 square miles2.93.75.0
Events for each 10,000 residents22.58.45.4

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

Flood events on record for Somerset County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$75 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$400 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$300 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$150 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$30 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$215 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$59 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$370 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1.0 million00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$343 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$114 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$330 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$200 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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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.