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Maine, 1985

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

27events recorded14 in 1984
0deaths recorded1 injuries
$0property damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations5 NFIP claims, $32K paid
← 19841986 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail17
Wind10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1985 was 27 against 14 in 1984.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1985
Sagadahoc County4
Cumberland County3
Androscoggin County2
Franklin County2
Kennebec County2
Lincoln County2
Oxford County2
Penobscot County2
Washington County2
York County2
Aroostook County1
Piscataquis County1
Somerset County1
Waldo County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
26 Jul 1985SomersetThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1985

No declaration touching Maine was made in 1985.

Flood insurance claims with a 1985 date of loss

5 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $31,701.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.